Category: Modern Healthcare

Four insurers scored contracts to serve North Carolina Medicaid beneficiaries under the state’s new managed care program launching in November.

Hospital prices for inpatient care grew 42% from 2007 to 2014 while physician prices rose 18%, according to a new study. This trend should direct policy reform, researchers said.

HHS Secretary Azar said that hospitals need to do better at explaining list prices to consumers now that they have to post the information online.

Providence St. Joseph Health has launched a new, for-profit population health management company called Ayin Health Solutions.

Flu activity generally occurs from October through May, with activity peaking most often in February. Here’s how the 2018-19 season is shaping up.

Republicans and Democrats are rallying around efforts to force the industry to be more open about its pricing strategies.

About one-third of Medicare ACOs have until Feb. 19 to decide if they want to renew their Medicare Shared Savings Program contract in light of changes made to the program. The ACOs say that’s not a lot of time to figure out if they should assume…

Foreign investment is contributing to a booming medical office sector — one of several trends changing the healthcare real estate landscape.

While the State of the Union will grab headlines, congressional committees this week will delve in to litigation challenging the ACA and the status of the VA’s EHR modernization.

Ascension recently split the title of president and CEO and unified its two-pronged structure. That will result in the upcoming departure of three top executives including Patricia Maryland, who has been at Ascension for 15 years.