The heads of HHS and CMS tried to project confidence to insurers about the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces after some of the largest companies announced plans to scale back their exchange offerings or proposed premium increases for 2017.

The Senate will be voting on an agreement to begin talks with the House on a long-disputed Zika funding package, reports the Hill.

Artificial intelligence is evolving and integrating almost every industry, including healthcare. Growing from a $600 million to a $6-billion-dollar industry in just two years, the AI market is poised to take over the healthcare industry. Systems can assess enormous amounts of patient data, provide guidance and decision support, and improve clinical workflow.

Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc. and Amsurg Corp., both providers of physician and other healthcare services, are in talks to merge to form a company with a combined value of more than $9 billion, reports the Wall Street Journal.

The health insurance industry’s largest trade group said it will overhaul its membership fees and governance structure, but didn’t explain how in a press release issued June 7.

Two pieces of legislation dealing with public health issues were passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee June 8.

George Washington University’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences is integrating the usual clinical medical school studies with the policy issues affecting care and the healthcare system.

Teams of federal officials have been fighting ambulance fraud where one fraudulent ambulance operator would shut down only to have another, sometimes headed by a friend or family member, replace it, reports JEMS.