Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate contracts between hospital systems and health insurers following a report from The Wall Street Journal that these secret contracts prevent savings by limiting competition and even increasing costs to consumers.

The national uninsured rate in the U.S. has risen nearly 3 percent over the past two years, according to a WalletHub study comparing rates across 547 U.S. cities. Honolulu saw the lowest uninsured rate for large cities, while Dallas took the cake for the country’s highest uninsured rate.

Three additional Aetna directors will join CVS Health’s board of directors following completion of the $69 billion merger between the two companies.

One of the nation’s largest home healthcare providers, Amedisys, is set to become the third-largest hospice care provider after announcing plans to acquire Compassionate Care Hospice for $340 million.

Republicans in the Senate on Wednesday overcame an attempt from Democrats to overturn the recent expansion of short-term healthcare insurance plans by the Trump administration.

In the wake of the Department of Justice clearing the path for CVS Health to merge with Aetna in a $69 billion deal, the American Medical Association still doesn’t think the conditions mandated by the Justice Department go far enough to quell anticompetition fears.

Women dominate the nursing space, with a female-to-male ratio of five to one, but female nurses make less on average than their male counterparts, according to a recent survey from Medscape.

An influx of new Medicare Advantage health plans will expand insurance options by 20 percent for seniors this year—a move that’s expected to drive record numbers of enrollees, Forbes reported this week.