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.

In response to the view of two Duke University professors who claimed accountable care organizations (ACOs) “have failed to produce needed efficiencies,” another JAMA Viewpoints article defends the ACO model and encourages CMS not to abandon it.

Non-profit hospital executives and administrators are up to 39 percent more likely to have business relationships with the hospitals they work for than employees of other types of non-profit organizations, according to a Wall Street Journal anlysis. 

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced a new merger agreement with cancer drug company Medivation in a $14 billion deal that would add the expensive prostate cancer drug Xtandi to its portfolio.

CMS is asking for comments on what it should do about healthcare providers that steer Medicare and Medicaid-eligible patients towards marketplace plans in order to receive higher reimbursement.