Northwell Health, a New York-based healthcare provider, has launched a seven-year effort to raise $1 billion that will support innovative initiatives.

The shift toward value-based care is moving forward, as more than one-third of all U.S. healthcare payments in 2017 were tied to alternative payment models like shared savings and risk programs, bundled payments and population-based payments, according to Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network (LAN).

CMS and the Treasury Department have introduced new guidance on health insurance markets that will allow states to sell plans with looser restrictions.

President Trump tweeted Oct. 18 that all Republicans support patients with pre-existing conditions, “and if they don’t, they will after I speak to them”—a sentiment that directly contradicts the Trump administration’s efforts to strip the Affordable Care Act of its protections for such patients.

A policy of denying emergency coverage by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield could leave nearly one in six patients vulnerable if it is adopted nationwide.

Hospitals are inching toward reducing costs, but they are far from meeting the goals of executives, according to a recent report from Kaufman Hall.

With strong earnings for the quarter, UnitedHealth Group executives were bullish on the healthcare organization’s growth, and outlined its 2019 plan, including a new health record platform.

The savings opportunity for the hospital supply chain has jumped to $25.4 billion per year, meaning some hospitals are leaving millions in savings on the table, according to a recent study from Navigant.