The American College of Physicians (ACP), the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) submitted comments to the House’s health subcommittee suggesting options for rolling back healthcare regulations on quality measures, hospital ratings and physician self-referral laws.

The Advisory Board Company has announced a $2.6 billion deal which will see UnitedHealth Group’s Optum health services segment take over its healthcare business.

Republican hopes to repeal and/or replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) petered out in July, but healthcare industry groups still want Congress to delay the law’s health insurance and medical device taxes. The problem, according to Axios report Caitlin Owens, is finding the legislative vehicle to do so.

Virtual reality (VR) technology has replaced anesthesia for pediatric patients at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, who have implemented distraction medicine to reduce pain and anxiety.

All states are adopting value-based reimbursement models for Medicaid, but there’s limited evidence on how these alternative payment models (APMs) back up claims of reducing costs while improving care quality.

With 50 inches of rainfall expected in parts of Houston before the storms of Hurricane Harvey move out, medical facilities in the nation’s fourth-largest city have taken extra precautions—and in some cases, decided to evacuate patients and staff.

Boston-based Partners HealthCare is holding off on its acquisition of Rhode Island’s No. 2 hospital system, Care New England, after the latter reported heavy losses.

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and dozens of doctors and hospitals have asked CMS to delay proposed cuts to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments, arguing reductions would hamper safety-net hospitals and criticizing how the payments would be calculated.