HHS has estimated 13.8 million people will purchase coverage on Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance exchanges during the next open enrollment period.

The sharp increase in opioid abuse and the resulting deaths hasn’t led to a strong response from primary care physicians, even though they could recognize problems in patients earlier.

Patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies may wait for up to five days for a bed in an emergency department, according to a survey released by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).

The top trade group representing long-term care facilities is suing CMS for its new rule banning mandatory arbitration agreements in cases of patient harm.

The second year of results from CMS’s Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative were largely positive, according to the agency, with 95 percent of participating practices meeting quality requirements and generating $57.7 million in gross savings.

The fourth year of open enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance marketplaces could see a “significant slowdown” in how many people purchase coverage, according to an analysis from Standard and Poor’s.

Paul Kivela, MD, MBA, of Napa, California, has been selected as the new president-elect of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) as the group made several leadership changes at its annual meeting in Las Vegas.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has successfully blocked the merger of Pennsylvania’s Pinnacle Health System and Penn State Hershey Medical Center as the two nixed their consolidation plan after the courts sided with the FTC.