Susan Morse

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell on Monday formally challenged the healthcare industry to finally fix issues with confusing medical bills, and the U.S. government is putting a cash prize behind the effort.

The delay will give CMS additional time to conduct focused consumer testing of how the star ratings are displayed on Healthcare.gov.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday released updated data on close to 1 million healthcare providers who collectively received $91 billion from Medicare in 2014.

Humana may become the second major insurer to exit the exchange business in certain states, as it reported losses Wednesday stemming from that market.

Gallina succeeds Wayne S. DeVeydt, who, after more than a decade of service to Anthem, including 9 years in the executive vice president and chief financial officer role, decided to step down from the position effective May 31, citing family commitments and philanthropic work.

These errors cause 250,000 deaths per year, falling behind cancer and the number one killer, heart disease, according to Johns Hopkins' researchers, Martin Makary and Michael Daniel in the report published Tuesday in the medical journal, The BMJ.

Insurers are picking up more of the cost of prescription pain drugs, according to a study linking that trend with the rise in opioid-related deaths.

Changing the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67 years old would actually increase the nation's total healthcare spend since that two-year gap would be covered by private insurers that charge more for services than the federal government, according to a new report in Health Affairs.

ACO Partner takes on upfront costs of services and technology for physician practices, other providers to transform to value-based payments.

The plan takes into account feedback from 60 individuals and 150 organizations.