Some 300 jobs will be eliminated at Springfield, Massachusetts-based Baystate Health, a decision the health system blamed in part of CMS's decision not to adjust one hospital’s mistakes that will cost facilities across the state millions in reduced Medicare reimbursements.

Anthem can expect a ruling on the antitrust case against its proposed $54 billion takeover of Cigna sometime in January 2017, past the end-of-year timeframe it had requested.

Spending on healthcare throughout the U.S. grew 5.2 percent between June 2015 and June 2016, outpacing the 2.3 percent growth in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to new economic reports from the Altarum Institute.

More than 11 medical device startups will head to Texas for the third installment of TMCx, an accelerator program that helps startups partner with industry experts that can help turn entrepreneur’s device concepts into reality.

Entering the digital age offers plenty of potential for the healthcare industry like more access to care and less waiting time. But with the pros comes the con—and the implementation of health IT costs doctors more than $32,000 per year, according to Forbes.

The antitrust lawsuit against Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana won’t be settled as early as the insurer had hoped. A federal judge set a trial date of Dec. 5, with the decision to come after the year-end deadline to close the deal.

Reducing the constantly increasing cost of healthcare is at the top of the list for anyone purchasing healthcare. The problem is finding where to cut these costs and figuring out why they have been increasing over the years.

The physical network of healthcare—hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, etc.—can be integrated with the digital network of EHRs and interoperability platforms to improve care and reduce costs.