Short-term health plans continued to spend few dollars on members' medical claims in 2019 as enrollment in the skimpy policies ballooned, according to the latest data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Universal Health Services says its computer networks have been knocked offline by an unspecified "security issue."

Hospitals have a key role in providing factual, evidence-based information to patients about the novel coronavirus, but they're up against a flood of false information and rumors that's been called an "infodemic" by the World Health Organization.

The Chicago-based health system, formed through an early 2019 merger, will issue new debt and refinance existing debt.

The appeals court ruling could affect how transparent health systems are with unions when they are coordinating a purchase or sale, one judge said.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act on Nov. 10, and Barrett could vote in the case if she is confirmed by then.

ONC awarded the American Board of Family Medicine a three-year agreement to gather national data on EHR adoption, interoperability and administrative burden as part of the new program.

Live updates from Modern Healthcare on the coronavirus outbreak and how COVID-19 is affecting the healthcare industry.

House Democrats and the White House have resurrected stimulus talks, though it's unclear whether either side will accept meaningful concessions.

The network of primary-care clinics for people 65 and older is chasing growth amid the pandemic.

Patients of Allison Breast Center claim the clinic owner incorrectly interpreted mammography screenings for years and caused delays in breast cancer diagnoses.

Although cases are rising, death rates seem to be falling...partly as a result of what clinicians have learned about treating the virus.

The Food and Drug Administration has updated an emergency use authorization for a test that can be used on people without symptoms or who are suspected of being infected with the COVID-19 virus for other reasons.

Hospitals say flexible staffing without mandated nurse-to-patient ratios was key to handling the COVID-19 surge. Nurses in New York say the flexibility put them and their patients at risk.

"The work of the Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities, spearheaded by Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, has helped us dramatically reduce the number of Blacks who have been impacted by COVID-19," Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a Monday news release.

Officials said the administration is emphasizing testing in schools because it's important to the physical, social and emotional development of students to be back in classrooms to the degree that's possible.

Despite the financial crunch the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on the industry, Ben Breier, president and CEO of Kindred Healthcare, remains bullish on the organization’s growth strategy for the next few years.

Timothy Ray Brown had a transplant from a donor with a rare, natural resistance to the AIDS virus. For years, that was thought to have cured his leukemia and his HIV infection, and he still shows no signs of HIV.

Some scientists are now focusing on tinier particles, the ones that spread more like cigarette smoke. Those are carried by wisps of air and even upward drafts caused by the warmth of our bodies. They can linger in the air for minutes to hours, spreading throughout a room and build up if ventilation is poor.

The deal with Pennsylvania-based Select Medical also involves 63 physical therapy centers in the region.

Miami’s identity as an international city with a diverse population has steered its response to the pandemic, health officials say.

Reflecting on Virginia Mason Health System’s 100-year history and navigating the present reality, there have been key lessons foundational to our work that have been tested and affirmed by COVID-19.

Despite the financial pinch the pandemic has put on the industry, Kindred President and CEO Ben Breier says the organization is well positioned to keep growing.

Flu season typically begins around week 40 of a given year (early October), 
but hospitalizations don’t peak until the start of the next year. Average rate of hospitalizations per 100,000, 2010-11 to 2019-20, by week of the year.

The bleak milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the population of Jerusalem or Austin, Texas. It is 2 1/2 times the sea of humanity that was at Woodstock in 1969. It is more than four times the number killed in the 2004 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean.