Anthony Brino

Hospitals across the country are investing in clinical tools and personnel to solve the long-standing, increasingly expensive problem of readmissions, but hospitals are finding certain patients keep coming back for repeat visits.

The Midwest's first proton beam cancer therapy center is closing its doors amid ongoing efficacy questions and financial struggles. This and other developments should leave health systems considering investing in proton therapy treading cautiously - but not ruling it out altogether.

As regional payers and providers take the first steps to begin working together in the era healthcare reform, one area they can start with is the issue of readmissions.

The currents of health reform and consumerization are getting more treacherous for incumbent hospital businesses, according to a new report by Standard and Poor’s Rating Services.

The human resources department may not be the first department in a health system that comes to mind in the transition to value-based care, but it is increasingly being seen as a source for potential innovation.

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Amid a massive backlog of hospital inpatient claims appeals at the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is giving providers the chance to settle up and get paid - at least in large part.

One decade after WellPoint Health Networks and Anthem merged into the nation's largest for-profit, publicly-traded Blue Cross company, the insurer is changing its corporate name to Anthem, Inc.

The Affordable Care Act is boosting insurers and providers alike, but the long-term cost pressure means both have to adapt to new business models.

Across the country, Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies are flooding the new insurance marketplaces with a range of plans, trying to protect membership footholds or expand them – but not in Iowa.