The overall cost of care for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries is 16.7% higher than Medicare Advantage beneficiaries when it comes to caring for dual eligible beneficiaries, according to a recent report from Avalere.

Political unrest isn’t taking much of a toll on deals in healthcare, with executives still bullish on the sector, according to new data from Merrill Corp.

Physicians considering new technology for their practices tend to ask one or more of four questions before moving ahead: Does it actually work? Will I get paid for it? What are the liability issues? And will it work in my practice environment?

Together, private health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid accounted for 82% of total prescription drug spending in the U.S. in 2017, according to a recent analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation that broke down drug spending that year.

Consumer goods giant Nestlé is in talks to sell its skin health business to private equity firm EQT and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for $10.1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported.

National health spending reached $3.76 trillion in March 2019, a 4.6% jump from the same month in 2018, according to recent data from Altarum, underscoring signs of acceleration during the first quarter of 2019.

JPMorgan Chase has acquired InstaMed, a technology company with a focus in healthcare payments, for a purchase price of more than $500 million.

Avoidable hospital deaths are on the decline, according to recent estimates from the Leapfrog Group for Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.