As President Joe Biden's first budget request to Congress, it offers a look at his priorities on healthcare and education, with increases in discretionary—or optional spending—across the board.

Ohio officials expect consolidating the seven private pharmacy benefit managers that run its Medicaid managed-care system into a single, state-regulated PBM will save more than $240 million annually.

Procedures delayed included nonessential surgeries, including postponing a range of cardiology, cosmetic, bariatric and orthopedic elective procedures.

March's 57 breaches marked a 37% increase from March of last year, and a 58% increase since January.

The repercussions of this traumatic year dealing with the pandemic aren't going to play out over the next six to 12 months, but over the next generation.

Death certificates are still coming in and the count could rise. But officials expect a substantial decline will endure, despite worries that COVID-19 could lead to more suicides.

Even the U.S., which is a vaccination leader globally, is seeing a small uptick in new cases, and the White House is sending federal help to Michigan to control the state's worst-in-the-nation transmission rate.

Analysts called Cigna and Oscar Health's expanded, low-stakes partnership a PR stunt intended to distract from the startup's poor performance in the public markets.

Eleanor Slater Hospital has come under fire over a downsizing plan that critics say has led to the discharge of patients with few or no care alternatives.

Erik Helms, who was chief performance officer for Buckeye Health Plan, will oversee the system's payer relationships and pricing strategy.

The decision could force Next Generation accountable care organizations into the Medicare Shared Savings Program next year unless the agency makes more changes.

The Minnetonka, Minn.-based health giant announced that Brian Thompson will lead the nation's largest insurer, which covers 48.4 million members.

The agency is considering making changes to several pay models, COVID-19 pandemic policies and quality measurements.

A survey of more than 2,200 hospitals finds that despite progress in reducing C-section rates, there's a long way to go.

Modern Healthcare public health reporter Steven Ross Johnson and hospital operations reporter Alex Kacik talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic compounded systemic shortfalls in behavioral healthcare.

Health tech startup Agilon Health aims to raise $1 billion through an initial public offering, according to updated registration paperwork filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Military leaders say they are making up for the Johnson & Johnson shortfall by shipping more Moderna vaccines to forces outside the country. The cold temperature and other requirements for the Pfizer vaccine make it more difficult to send overseas.

Diane Comer replaces Dick Daniels, who retired from his roles as executive vice president and chief information officer in June.

Healthcare providers are still overwhelmingly paid on a per-transaction basis, which mutes some of the financial return they’re able to generate on population health management.

Regulators also plan to require inpatient rehabilitation and psychiatric facilities to report COVID-19 vaccine coverage among their healthcare personnel.

While providers expected insurers to relax prior authorization policies during the pandemic, 70% of surveyed physicians reported the changes were brief, if made at all, and did not relieve some of their burdens.

University of Colorado nursing professor John Welton discusses the need to use data and technology to make more effective healthcare staffing decisions.