More than 11 medical device startups will head to Texas for the third installment of TMCx, an accelerator program that helps startups partner with industry experts that can help turn entrepreneur’s device concepts into reality.

STAT News reports hospitals are increasingly reluctant to perform transplants involving extremely ill patients or less-than-perfect organs, fearing poor surgical outcomes could lead to reduced hospital ratings and Medicare funding.

Biopharmaceutical company BioLineRx, has named a new CEO and CFO as the company prepares to shake up its leadership.

Karen DeSalvo, MD, has announced her resignation as the head of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). She will be replaced by her principal deputy director, Vindell Washington, as national coordinator.

In two separate announcements from HHS, the agency said while the risk pool for the health insurance exchanges has improved, it’s “exploring options” to adjust the Affordable Care Act’s risk adjustment program to account for sicker, more expensive enrollees.

Entering the digital age offers plenty of potential for the healthcare industry like more access to care and less waiting time. But with the pros comes the con—and the implementation of health IT costs doctors more than $32,000 per year, according to Forbes.

New conditions, participating states and telemedicine opportunities will be included in the second year of CMS’s Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Model.

The antitrust lawsuit against Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana won’t be settled as early as the insurer had hoped. A federal judge set a trial date of Dec. 5, with the decision to come after the year-end deadline to close the deal.