The government alleges that the doctor and his health system endangered patients and cost the government millions in false billings.

Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health said Thursday that following the agreement, they hope to launch the combined health system, BHSH System, by this fall pending regulatory approvals. 

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission could have a harder time recommending payment rates for home health because the panel doesn't know much about telehealth use in home care.

Hospitals across the country, particularly in the South, are struggling to keep up with COVID-19 surges among the unvaccinated.

If your health system has goals around health equity, then it must make an intentional effort to do business with diverse vendors. This is even more important if the health system’s service area is diverse.

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Healthcare hiring dipped in August amid a choppy employment recovery since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, the latest federal data show.

Medicaid and CHIP enrollment rose by 9.4% from February to September last year, an increase of more than 6.6 million people. That portends new challenges for providers and payers that will require careful planning and effective revenue cycle management. On Sept. 7, join Modern Healthcare for a complimentary webinar on addressing a new payer mix. 

Health insurance companies in Louisiana are relaxing rules for patients and providers to facilitate access to healthcare in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.

Healthcare workers are a trusted voice. By imploring patients and communities to follow recommendations to receive the vaccine, we can help end this pandemic. The human cost of COVID-19 is already far too high.

Amid a healthcare workforce shortage and another pandemic surge, hospitals that don’t do more to help employees cope risk losing workers at a time when they need top talent more than ever.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission wants to take a closer look at Medicare Advantage's effect on federal spending, its members said during the commission's September meeting.

Idaho hit a grim COVID-19 trifecta this week, reaching record numbers of emergency room visits, hospitalizations and ICU patients.

Former Anthem and UnitedHealth Group executive Jeffrey Alter will be the new CEO of Summit Health.

The deal calls for Baxter to pay $156 a share in cash "for a total equity value of approximately $10.5 billion and a total enterprise value of approximately $12.4 billion, including the assumption of debt."

More than 80% of the U.S. blood supply carries COVID-19 antibodies, but herd immunity remains out of reach because too few are vaccinated, a new study shows.

Karen Teitelbaum will leave the city’s largest private safety-net hospital system in December after nearly 15 years.

Four nursing home residents died after Hurricane Ida, but full details of their deaths are unknown state health inspectors said Thursday.

Florida is reporting its deadliest peak in daily death rates since the pandemic began, surpassing previous coronavirus surges in the state, according to federal data published Thursday.

Indiana’s largest hospital system will be stopping all inpatient non-emergency surgeries as the state faces a growing surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations.

Florida will start issuing $5,000 fines to businesses, schools and government agencies that require people to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.

Businesses for months have been encouraging workers to get vaccinated, in some cases offering incentives. But more are taking a harder stance now.

Nebraska state government is stepping in to help shuffle patients between local hospitals that are dealing with a surge of people with the coronavirus and other health issues, Gov. Pete Ricketts said Wednesday.

A federal bankruptcy judge gave conditional approval to a potentially $10 billion plan submitted by OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to settle a mountain of lawsuits.

New data show that healthcare provider Chapter 11 filings flatlined during the pandemic because government aid kept companies afloat.

Staff shortages and high rates of hospitalizations drove up healthcare-associated infections during the early days of the pandemic, CDC data reveal.

About a third of Kansas nursing homes have fewer than half of their healthcare workers vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to data released by the state.

The involved parties took advantage of Medicare's pandemic-era telehealth policies, paying kickbacks in exchange for genetic testing approvals.

Three inmates at the Washington County jail told The Associated Press they didn't know they were being given ivermectin until its use at the facility was revealed last week.

Jim Cotelingam brings over 20 years of experience in nonprofit healthcare operations and strategy. He will lead the enterprise strategy office team, which is responsible for setting the clinic's growth plans.