A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found the rise in care costs from mergers contributes to layoffs that have economic ripple effects.

The company said a “significant” number of its 8,700 stores will be shuttered over the next three years as it struggles to remain profitable.

The lawsuit claimed Stanford Health Care had a systemic pattern of racism, including a staffer dressing as a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

Providers argued the HHS overstepped its regulatory authority. A federal court in Texas agreed.

Dozens of drugs are seeing price cuts that could save Medicare enrollees as much as $4,593 per day, CMS said.

Respondents said supply chain issues are running afoul of prior authorization requirements, leading to delays in patient care. 

UnitedHealth Group has said it will begin notifying patients directly in July. There’s still no evidence medical records were exposed to hackers.

The American Medical Association adopted a policy calling for medical staff to be involved in decisions about adopting AI that may impact patient care.

The CEO and the medical director of telehealth platform Done have both been arrested for allegedly running a virtual pill mill.

Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren are co-sponsoring legislation that would put executives in jail if their business practices result in the death of a patient.