Health systems are beefing up home health operations to expand at-home services and reduce hospital readmissions.

While major programs such as Medicare would continue, a shutdown may provide President Donald Trump an opportunity to make cuts.

Medicaid cuts and the looming expiration of Affordable Care Act premium tax subsidies are posing challenges to health system CEOs.

Universal Health Services faces more than $500 million in damages after a Nevada jury ruled the system had interfered with physicians’ contracts.

PhRMA announced a new website to connect patients with companies selling discounted medicines online.

The healthcare system would largely be unaffected during a federal government shutdown — at least in the near term, HHS announced.

Yale New Haven Health has agreed to pay $45 million to settle a longstanding legal battle between the system and Prospect Medical Holdings.

Telehealth and hospital-at-home providers are scrambling as the deadline to extend Medicare pay for those services approaches.

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Medicare Advantage enrollment could slip next year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced.

A GAO report shows that Georgia's Medicaid work requirement program has spent more than $86.9 million while enrolling a tiny fraction of Georgians.

A federal court has tossed a rule outlining how auditors must review Medicare Advantage insurance companies for overpayments.

Humana will not pay commissions for enrolling new members across 288 Medicare Advantage plans in 2026, mostly PPOs.

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More than two-thirds of regional nonprofit health insurance companies recorded operating losses in 2024, according to HealthScape Advisors.

Supplemental benefits vendors are girding for a difficult year as Medicare Advantage insurers scale back coverage.

The Trump administration launched investigations into imports of robotics, industrial machinery and medical devices, setting the stage for future tariffs.

The White House budget office is telling federal agencies to prepare plans for mass firings during a possible government shutdown.

As more upstarts strive to make a splash in the pharmacy benefit manager sector, RxBenefits CEO Robert Gamble thinks his company has devised something truly novel.

Recruiters are see increasing number of days to fill the most-sought-after physician specialty roles.

Several funding cuts outlined in the law haven’t gone into effect yet, but many organizations are making workforce cuts to stay a step ahead.

Recent handwringing over AI-based therapy has digital health companies carefully marketing their products.

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Pharmacy benefit manager Capital Rx is now Judi Health as it seeks to emphasize its broader benefits management and claims processing services.

Here is a timeline of Premier’s major milestones from going public to its upcoming buyout.

Some post-acute providers are walking away from Medicare Advantage insurers they say often deny or delay care.

Providers and health tech giants reliant on international workers are reevaluating their workforce and operations.

A judge in July ordered Omnicare to pay $949 million as a result of a whistleblower case.

The Government Accountability Office investigated the factors that brought about the financial decline of five now-shuttered hospitals.

Premier is being taken private by investment firm Patient Square Capital in an all-cash deal valued at $2.6 billion.

For hospitals, the H-1B visa program is crucial to recruiting doctors in remote parts of the country where there are, in some cases, severe shortages.

Hospitals that will pay penalties of 1% or more will increase to 8.1% in 2026 vs. 7% in 2025.

Winter Street Ventures aims to support companies developing artificial intelligence applications and tackling cardiology and kidney care.

Imagine Pediatrics provides virtual pediatric care for children with special needs.

A collaborative approach is essential to safeguard rural healthcare, says Advocate Health CEO Gene Woods.

Cleared devices include a new MRI scanner, proton therapy system and updated cardiac monitors.

Dadlani succeeds Dhivya Suryadevara, who had served as CEO of OptumInsight since May.

Congress is taking a break after failing to extend health programs and prevent a government shutdown that would start in 12 days.

Rural patients are less likely to use telehealth compared to those in urban and suburban areas.

A growing number of employers are contracting directly with health systems that specialize in oncology.

Hospitals in Medicaid expansion states could see steep declines in their operating margins in 2027 due to the new federal work requirements.

The deal includes facilities in Austin, San Antonio, El Paso and Dallas, advancing Harbor Health's expansion plans.

Ahead of a promised national provider directory, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services demands more information for Medicare Advantage insurers.

Fewer hospitals are posting prices for services, according to a report from Patient Rights Advocate.

The Wisconsin High Value Network looks to pool the expertise and scale of independent rural hospitals to improve care and lower costs.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and Hawaii Medical Service Association are Stellarus’ first customers beyond its sister company Blue Shield of California.

Taylor Hospital closed this spring, along with Crozer-Chester Medical Center, in Pennsylvania.

Cigna subsidiary Evernorth Health Services has beefed up its specialty pharmacy offerings.

Rep. Buddy Carter, one of Congress' most vocal proponents for restricting pharmacy benefit managers, vows his bill will pass this year.

Pharmacy benefit manager Optum Rx raised brand-name drug reimbursement minimums for 2,300 independent pharmacies this month.