More than 2,000 U.S. hospitals received part of a $1.5 billion settlement from CMS in 2015 to resolve more than 346,000 disputed Medicare claims, and two years after offering the deal, the agency is revealing which hospitals were paid the most.

Medical device companies will pay the FDA nearly $1 billion in user fees for five years beginning in October 2017 under the fourth reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee & Modernization Act (MDUFA).

Medical device companies will pay the FDA nearly $1 billion in user fees for five years beginning in October 2017 under the fourth reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee & Modernization Act (MDUFA).

As the usage of feminine hygiene products continues to increase worldwide, researchers are making predictions on how much money the increase could spawn.

Instead of the “deny-and-defend” strategy typically employed when a medical procedure goes wrong, more hospitals and physicians are getting used to the idea of a more open, honest discussion about adverse events.

The U.S. should brace itself for even more Zika headaches, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), because the virus could be around for a while and spread to even more areas. One study found it could be even more harmful than scientists originally believed.   

State governments may be profiting off Medicaid funds meant for hospitals that are publicly-owned but managed privately, according to a report from HHS’s Office of Inspector General (OIG).

Although the Affordable Care Act provided health insurance to many people throughout the country, some are still stuck without insurance, particularly those in southern states.