CMS has released its proposed rule covering rates in Medicare Advantage (MA) and changes to Medicare Part D for 2019, expanding the definition of health-related supplemental benefits and putting limits on opioid prescriptions for beneficiaries.

The board for the five-hospital Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was supposed to pick the system’s new CEO from a group of four finalists, ending a two-year executive search. Instead, it selected interim CEO Beverly Capasso, who is currently indicted on charges of breaking the state’s open meetings law in firing her predecessor as interim CEO.

In a single year, more than 600,000 patients in Washington state received services that would be considered low value or wasteful, resulting in $282 million in unnecessary healthcare spending.

Between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019, health systems should expect pharmaceutical prices to jump up by 7.35 percent, a slightly lower increase than in recent years as fewer products see “exorbitant” price hikes and costs moderate for high-priced hepatitis C drugs.

The online stress management system STREAM improved cancer patients' quality of life following diagnosis, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

The merger of Wellmont Health System and Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) cleared its last hurdle on Jan. 31, as the Tennessee Department of Health issued the Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA) allowing the deal to be completed.

Researchers from Utah State University have developed a webcam with specialized software capable of measuring a person’s heartbeat.

Assessing value-based care will require streamlining Medicare regulations across its different programs, defining value and measuring for it, according to the American Medical Group Association (AMGA).