The first half of 2021 saw more spending on mergers and acquisitions in the sector than during any full year over the past decade.

Kaiser alleges the lack of competition caused it to overpay by "hundreds of millions" of dollars for cholesterol medications Vytorin and Zetia.

States face a major backlog in surveying nursing homes nationwide for meeting quality and safety requirements.

Specialty pharmaceuticals, the rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira and antivirals used to treat COVID-19 are continuing to drive up drug spending.

This cycle of surges will continue until we can finally understand that getting a COVID vaccination is necessary for the greater good.

Cerner is cutting costs by eliminating jobs, offices and products, executives told investors.

Pfizer is suing Uncle Sam to legalize essentially the same practice it was accused of three years ago — a fighting response to a federal crackdown that has resulted in a dozen drug companies being accused of similar practices.

The midwives have been fighting for more than two years to join the New York State Nurses Association.

Strata Oncology has closed on the largest funding round for a biotech company in the state's history, pushing it closer to a likely initial public offering.

The findings of a new federal watchdog report suggest Medicare Advantage plans don't cover essential care for the sickest enrollees.

UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Cigna have all unveiled policies this year that force patients to switch to biosimilars or restrict the biologic drug dosage an individual can receive.

Modern Healthcare Insurance Reporter Nona Tepper and Finance Reporter Tara Bannow talk about primary-care practice mergers and acquisitions and why private equity firms are investing in the sector.

The deal is part of a growing trend of hospital systems building and then spinning off capabilities that are valuable to the market, but not necessarily part of their core operations, analysts say.

A longer sign-up window would bring sicker policyholders, costing them money and potentially destabilizing the exchanges, AHIP warns CMS.

Using digital marketplaces and automated employee screening processes, health systems are able to streamline the recruitment and hiring process.

Adjusted admissions increased 28.5% on a same-store basis for the quarter ended June 30 but still fell below 2019 Q2 levels.

At least two areas in Florida are surpassing the previous peaks of last summer's COVID-19 surge, prompting calls by local officials for the governor to declare an emergency.

 Like many other vaccines, COVID-19 vaccines are less effective in people with weakened immune systems and frail elderly.

Researchers are trying to unravel why some COVID-19 survivors suffer “brain fog” and other problems that can last for months, and new findings suggest some worrisome overlaps with Alzheimer’s disease.

The strict new guidelines are aimed at increasing sluggish vaccination rates among the huge number of Americans who draw federal paychecks — and to set an example for private employers around the country.

Hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been saved from the trash after U.S. regulators extended their expiration date for a second time, part of a nationwide effort to salvage expiring shots to battle the nation's summer surge in infections.

The process will be voluntary and the data will be shared with federal health agencies evaluating the need for boosters.

President Joe Biden's requirement for federal workers to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status is likely to force uncomfortable questions not only at government agencies but at private companies as well.

The digital therapy utility helps clinicians align heart failure patients' medications with guidelines for their use via wearable sensors and other tools.

Senators reached a bipartisan deal on an infrastructure package Wednesday. The bill would ding Medicare providers.

Some of the VA's leading efforts focus on helping veterans age at home, since research shows that aging at home has numerous physical, psychological and social benefits.

Delta’s rapid spread is particularly surprising given it lacks two mutations that made earlier variants so scary.

The lapses at the factory have hampered Johnson & Johnson’s efforts to be a major player in vaccinating people, particularly in remote areas and poor countries.

Northwell Health failed to prove that its property insurers breached their contract and violated good faith by denying Northwell's claims.

Amwell is looking to expand its digital platform and global reach.

Fourteen teaching hospitals are suing HHS, alleging the department's formula for determining graduate medical education payments has been shorting providers for years.

Female surgeons miscarry pregnancies more often than other women, and difficult working conditions are a factor, Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers found.

In response to employers' demands, insurers are leaning on tech to inform new benefits structures, although some question the validity of the data these companies rely on.