The American Hospital Association is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to take a hard look at Anthem’s planned $48.4 billion purchase of Cigna.

Researchers are as subject to human nature as anyone else and so may be inclined to only publish, or at least to slant study design and conclusions toward, positive results of clinical trials. 

According to criteria set by Medscape, the WebMD-owned resource for healthcare professionals, the worst state in which to practice medicine is New York.

Two years ago Massachusetts launched a pilot program to provide better care for its poorest and sickest while simultaneously curbing costs. So far the results on the latter aim have been dismal.

In an effort to share more and better information with these savvy and engaged consumers, UPMC is the first health care provider in Pennsylvania to publicly share patient satisfaction ratings and comments about its doctors and advanced practice providers.

For the third fiscal quarter, Hologic's revenue increased 12.2 percent on a constant currency basis and its earnings per share increased 150 percent compared with the same period a year earlier. Hologic’s shares increased 11 percent in the hours following the July 29 announcement and were up 60 percent since last July.

The healthcare industry has transformed in the past few years, with more of an emphasis on value-based care and a shift toward a pay-for-performance environment. However, healthcare prices still vary and are difficult to find for consumers. Minnesota Public Radio recently addressed these healthcare pricing and transparency issues with Gerald Kominski, PhD, from UCLA.

The final rule for the inpatient prospective payment system for fiscal year 2016, which includes health IT requirements, was released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).