Based on the average costs incurred by gunshot victims, the 56 people brought to hospitals after being injured in the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, could rack up a total of $1 million in medical bills, reported Kaiser Health News.

Cantel Medical, a company that delivers infection prevention products and services, has acquired Accutron, a manufacturer of nitrous oxide delivery systems and single-use nasal masks.

In what’s being called a “mixed bag” for hospitals, CMS finalized two adjustments in its Medicare inpatient payment system update for fiscal year 2017, which, overall, increases reimbursements for acute care hospitals by 0.95 percent.

Many diagnostic testing machines are only compatible with products of the same brand, but Abbott hopes to change that with the introduction of its new family of Alinity products.

Two of the world’s biggest tech and drug companies are joining forces to found an entirely new company called Galvani Bioelectrics based on bioelectronics research, according to Forbes. 

Aetna won’t be expanding its offerings on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces after its second quarter earnings report projected it would lose more than $300 million on its exchange business.

Most young people have had to help parents or grandparents get a hold on new technology, including that old VCR or a new iPhone. In a study published by JAMA, a team of researchers led by David M. Levine, MD, MA, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, measured the rate at which seniors use digital technology in their healthcare.

The 13 states that run their own health insurance marketplaces are struggling with financial sustainability, writes CQ Roll Call’s Eric Mershon.