[ad_1] Centene will pay $33 million to settle allegations its now-defunct pharmacy benefit manager overcharged the Washington state Medicaid program for drugs.  The nation’s largest Medicaid insurer will pay […]

[ad_1] Dozens of small community hospitals with low inpatient volumes will likely be good candidates to convert to the rural emergency hospital model. But before they convert, hospitals […]

[ad_1] Amazon plans to shut down Amazon Care, the medical care service it sells to employer health plans, at the end of the year. “We’ve determined that Amazon Care […]

[ad_1] InterWell Health, a kidney care physician organization, has merged with Fresenius Health Partners and Cricket Health, the company announced Wednesday. The new company will operate under the InterWell Health name and expects […]

[ad_1] The healthcare industry has been struck by a spate of massive cyberattacks, as hackers increasingly target vendors. Ransomware attacks at revenue-cycle management vendor Practice Resources and accounts receivable […]

[ad_1] A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked the federal government from enforcing a legal interpretation that would require hospitals in the state to provide abortion services if […]

[ad_1] ChristianaCare Health System won’t execute its planned acquisition of Crozer Health from Prospect Medical Holdings, the companies announced Thursday. ChristianaCare, a Wilmington, Delaware-based not-for-profit health system, signed a letter […]

[ad_1] Intermountain Healthcare’s recent merger with SCL Health boosted first-half results that otherwise would have been hurt by investment losses. Instead, the deal propelled Intermountain to a $2.74 […]

[ad_1] Epic Systems is adding tools that connect patients to clinical trials and bring together doctors treating patients with similar rare conditions through its Cosmos life sciences research platform, […]

[ad_1] The amount of bad debt stemming from patients with insurance increased more than five-fold in a three-year period, hitting providers’ financial statements in an already challenging environment. […]