All six counts of the company’s complaint were dismissed. The lawsuit stems from a May 2025 report from the outlet, where it was alleged the insurer paid incentive payments to nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers.

Like the emergency physicians they work alongside, ER nurses experience moral distress in substantial numbers and multifaceted ways, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is looking into the effectiveness of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ crackdown on waste and abuse in safety net healthcare programs, and whether the efforts could effectively generate tax revenue the government could then spend elsewhere.

A former medical school professor and hospital chair of his specialty has been re-captured after skipping trial to avoid facing rape charges in 2005. 

Of all the blunders for which a hospital can get sued, switching babies at birth has to rank among the least worried-about by lawyers and risk managers. That doesn’t mean it never happens. 

The unusual defendants were swept up as part of a larger investigation into healthcare fraud in the Minnesota housing services program. An alleged third co-conspirator has pleaded not guilty and will take her chances at a jury trial.

Payments to lobbyists from healthcare providers fell 13% over a 10-year period ending in 2024. Yet lobbyist spending by one specialty—mental healthcare—rose by nearly 30%. What explains the against-the-current cash flow? 

Democrats in the U.S. Senate attempted to use the Congressional Review Act to force the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to halt a program that uses artificial intelligence to approve or deny claims for medical care submitted to traditional Medicare. The measure failed in a 46-50 vote.

The smaller Heritage Valley Health System will receive $285 million in upgrades over the next decade, as the acquisition brings expanded patient care offerings.  

The next 10 years will see the technology’s job-replacement rate largely determined by non-technological factors. 

Thanks to updated guidelines published in March, an additional 21.5 million adults between the ages of 30 and 79 are now eligible for statins. Researchers did emphasize that lifestyle changes are another effective way to reduce ASCVD risk. 

A notice from the agency indicates that systems that have had column replacements might not function appropriately afterward and could pose patient harm.