Accountable care organizations (ACOs) will be allowed to participate in the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) pilot program.

An editorial in the Los Angeles Times discusses how "lower prices, better quality” might be something we hear from healthcare providers. 

After the House and Senate passed different bills with different amounts of funding for federal agencies’ anti-Zika virus efforts, the two chambers left for their annual Memorial Day recess without the funding questions left unresolved.

Rick Stevens has been announced as the new president of Christian Hospital, responsible for continuing to position Christian Hospital as a provider of critical healthcare services in North St. Louis County, Missouri.

New legislation introduced in Congress aims to address a shortage of organs for transplants by changing or clarifying 32-year-old rules on what incentives can be offered to living organ donors

The concept of value-based health care is rapidly gaining traction in the U.S., yet implementation remains a significant challenge. To establish true pay-for-value system, a national payment rate should be established and rooted in and adjusted for three factors: risk of the patient population, geographic variation in the cost of doing business, and patient outcomes.

Massachusetts lawmakers have reached a compromise that aims to avoid a ballot question concerning healthcare pricing. The measure reforms the Special Commission to Review Variation in Prices among Providers, adjusts MassHealth rates and calls for a new $45 million trust fund for ailing hospitals over a period of five years.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first buprenorphine implant, Probuphine, to treat addiction to both prescription and illegal opioids.