Health insurers Centene Corp. and WellCare Health Plans disclosed that federal antitrust regulators have asked for more information on their plans to merge.

The proposed rule would strip protections for transgender people from discrimination under the Affordable Care Act.

A unique group of employers and individuals called Peak Health Alliance has chosen two health insurers to offer plans for its members: Bright Health and Rocky Mountain Health Plans.

HHS' chief information officer post has sat empty for nearly nine months.

Without collaborative efforts, the industry will remain too fractured and adversarial to successfully transform itself to be patient-first and efficient.

The CMS will take more time to judge not-for-profit navigator groups tasked with Affordable Care Act enrollment outreach on their performance, which is tied to funding.

While Facebook, Twitter and Instagram must combat posts that spread falsehoods about vaccinations, a growing body of evidence points to patients and clinicians wanting to use social media to build support systems.

Health system CEOs say greater financial incentives from the federal government could help spur digital innovation at their organizations.

To enhance the effect of medication, cut the amount of opioids used in treatment and lower the chances a patient is admitted, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is experimenting with whether it can reduce patients’ sickle cell disease pain with virtual reality.

A struggling Florida lab test company bought a Tennessee hospital last year. Now, the hospital is scrambling to keep its doors open.

As financial pressures push more physician groups to join larger systems, those that have remained independent claim they are better positioned to tackle value-based care.

The draft proposal from House health leaders features out-of-pocket spending caps and a cut to the government's share of the catastrophic coverage in Medicare Part D.

Only government has the resources and the long-term perspective necessary for successfully investing in community-based prevention programs. Healthcare providers can play a critical role, but it will never be enough.

A hospital strike now in its third week is putting a spotlight on staffing shortages at the same time Ohio lawmakers are debating legislation that would allow nurses to refuse mandatory overtime.

The boards of both not-for-profit Illinois organizations reached an affiliation agreement in late April and the merger is expected to be completed on Oct. 1.

A new analysis finds pressure to lower costs will grow for providers in the CMS' Oncology Care Model as the agency pushes toward downside risk.

Community Health Systems plans to sell two Florida hospitals in very different financial positions to not-for-profit AdventHealth.

A half-price version of Eli Lilly's popular Humalog insulin is now available, following the company's promise in March to offer diabetics a more affordable option amid fierce criticism of soaring insulin prices.

A new report from the professional services firm JLL says the number of healthcare tenants in retail settings could double by 2022.

More than half of nearly 200 hospital and health system executives said women in their organizations have been overlooked due to gender, according to a new survey.