While the Trump administration has focused on decreasing regulatory burdens across several industries, healthcare participants still see the regulatory environment as highly burdensome, according to a new survey from the Medical Group Management Association. And it may be taking resources away from patient care.

CVS Health will keep Aetna’s headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut, for at least 10 years following the completion of its $69 billion merger with Aetna, The Hartford Courant reported.

Equal numbers of men and women graduate from medical school, but only a fraction of leaders in the field are female physicians. Women make up 80 percent of the healthcare workforce, but they are vastly underrepresented when it comes to leadership roles, according to an editorial in the Harvard Business Review.

The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) has successfully slashed readmissions for heart failure, acute MI (AMI) and pneumonia without causing mortality increases, according to an analysis of Medicare data published in JAMA Network Open.

When CMS proposed several changes to the Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program in July, it was under the guise that the agency was knocking off burdensome documentation requirements for physicians. However, the agency’s own proposal states documentation time won’t actually be reduced by much—but the changes will likely come with a payment rate cut.

Almost half of emergency physicians report having been physically assaulted while at work, according to a new poll.

The Kroger Co. and Walgreens are launching an exploratory pilot and concept that combines Kroger’s groceries with Walgreens pharmacy, health and beauty services. Thirteen Walgreens stores in Northern Kentucky have been selected for the pilot, which will allow customers to order Kroger grocery items online and pick up their order from the participating Walgreens locations.

The Food and Drug Administration conducted a surprise inspection at the offices of Juul Labs—a large e-cigarette maker—last week and walked away with more than a thousand pages of documents related to the company’s marketing and sales practices, The New York Times reported.