Two companies who weren’t chosen in bids for $2 billion in Medicaid managed care business in Mississippi have protested the decision, claiming the state scored them unfairly and chose a bidder with a connection with to the state Medicaid director.

With liberal groups and voters increasingly favoring a single-payer healthcare system in the U.S., one major component of the policies remains unanswered: How much will healthcare providers be paid?

Games and virtual reality (VR) are steadily making a name for themselves in healthcare. While these technologies are new and require improvement, they showcase how such applications can make a difference in the industry.

Accountable care organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program reduced Medicare spending by almost $1 billion, with ACOs saving more as the program progressed.

Highmark Health today announced that Highmark Inc., the organization's health insurance provider, is contributing $50,000.00 to the American Red Cross to support their efforts in providing food, shelter, relief supplies and other assistance to the residents of southeast Texas who have been directly affected by the severe flooding that struck in recent days.

Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland have developed a cartilage degenerative algorithm capable of predicting the progression of osteoarthritis in patients. The findings were published in Scientific Reports.

ivWatch, providers of continuous monitoring devices, has been awarded the Innovative Technology contract from the healthcare performance improvement provider Vizient.

If you’re looking for a strict definition of what makes for a “high-performing” health system, you’re out of luck, according to a new study published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.