Jeff Lagasse

Latest round of negotiations between nurses and Allina Health ended on Tuesday with no agreement. The strike is set to start on Labor Day.

Despite dip in statewide margin, 80 percent of the state's 65 hospitals are ending the year with a net profit, a new report shows.

Responding to pressure from lawmakers and the public, Mylan Pharmaceutical is expanding existing programs to make its EpiPen emergency allergy treatments more affordable.

Orlando Health and Florida Hospital will waive $5.5 million in costs and continue to help victims with financial assistance for follow-up care.

Lawmakers are imploring Mylan Pharmaceutical, the manufacturer of EpiPens, to scale back price increases that have seen the cost of the life-saving emergency allergy treatment swell from $100 to $600 per package, according to published reports.

If the poorest areas utilized healthcare at the rate of the most affluent, overall utilization and spending could be as much as 30 percent less, according to a new book published by the late Richard Cooper, MD.

Ten out of the 14 positions studied saw salary increases over the past year, but some were more sizeable than others, and key positions such as nursing actually saw a drop.

Population health is prompting systems to seek spots that grant a high level of visibility, where signage and architecture play a larger role than they typically have in the past.

A preliminary analysis by from the CVS Health Research Institute in fact shows that payers could save approximately $38 to $63 million per 100,000 members.

Bundles would cover a screening mammogram and other later diagnostic breast imaging services.