Aetna is looking to jettison its Medicare Advantage plans in order to placate antitrust concerns at the Department of Justice over its proposed merger with Humana, and Reuters is reporting at least two companies are competing for that portfolio.

A huge step forward in terms of personalized medicine is being developed, because what’s more personal than DNA? 

Oregon’s Health CO-OP, one of two nonprofit co-ops set up in the state by the Affordable Care Act, will shut down at the end of July.

With only 60 percent of patients being able to clearly say why they are taking a medication, patient adherence seems to be at an all-time low. Physicians at the Cleveland Clinic hope to improve that percentage by implementing a simple and easy way to teach patients on their own care.

When patients unknowingly use an out-of-network physician—sometimes at facilities which they’ve previously confirmed to be within their network—providers and insurers appear to be blaming each other when patients get surprised by the bill.

The space between anecdote and solid evidence can be wide. Two recent stories and a podcast investigate such a situation—this time looking at an experimental treatment for autism.

Healthcare inequality is alive and well in America. A recent study, published by Health Affairs, has found that wealthy Americans now consume 43 percent more healthcare than the poorest 20 percent of Americans. 

Flash cards are moving into the healthcare industry with help from Involution Studios, which has developed packs of “Health Care Cards”.