In order to implement parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), CMS has proposed a new rule to adjust programs for payment errors and eligibility quality control under Medicaid and CHIP.

Here’s a roundup of the latest healthcare news from California, Oregon, Illinois, Ohio and New York

A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision seemed to open the door to more False Claims Act lawsuits against healthcare organizations while simultaneously applying some limitations which would favor providers.

Patients aren’t likely to be told anything to about their physicians’ criminal history, even in cases where they’ve settled criminal charges related to their work, like sexual abuse of patients and performing operations while drunk.

The American Medical Association’s support of removing a 20-year-old restriction on federally funded research on the public health effects of gun violence doesn’t appear to be changing the minds of Republicans in Congress.

The final hours of the American Medical Association’s annual meeting in Chicago were busy, as its delegates adopted new policies on a variety of topics, including several aimed at slowing down the rise in opioid addiction.

A federal judge said June 14 Chicago-area Advocate Health Care and NorthShore University HealthSystem can merge, despite a formal complaint from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) late last year and opposition from Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.

The American Medical Association’s delegates have passed a resolution labeling gun violence as “a public health crisis,” promising to lobby Congress to end a 20-year-old ban on federally funded gun violence research.