A controversial new UnitedHealthcare policy intended to tamp down on emergency department visits and costs has drawn ire from providers, while insurance analysts question what, if any, impact the regulation will have.
Texas Children's Hospital will give 2% raises to all employees and award them an extra week of vacation for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Public health officials in Illinois are shifting from mass vaccination sites to community outreach, hoping to encourage more hesitant residents to get the shot.
Some providers have sued UnitedHealthcare for failing to pay for COVID-19 tests. The insurer says it will pay CMS reimbursement rates.
CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure wants to know more about how Georgia's plan to privatize its Obamacare exchange could affect equity and access to coverage.
The 260-bed hospital will replace the existing St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif., when it plans to open in 2026.
Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, SEIU’s third-party network administrator, told the health plan that its administration agreement would be affected following the resolution of Empire’s own contract dispute with New York-Presbyterian.
Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a U.S. campaign to decimate the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
The health system's deficit accounted for the second wave of COVID-19 cases that hit the city as well as expenses associated with vaccination efforts.
Even amid a pandemic that kept many Americans isolated, gun-related deaths reached a new high of 43,530 in 2020, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Nearly all of these deaths are avoidable. So, should health systems invest in preventing them and addressing their root cause, like they do for medical conditions?
