Susan Morse

UNC Health Care of Chapel Hill, North Carolina will replace 60-year old operating rooms and modernize the look of the hospital with a new surgical tower at N.C. Memorial Hospital.

CEO David Cordani this week outlined to investors a Plan B of stock buybacks and capital deployment should their $53 billion merger deal fall apart.

Despite the high cost of specialty drugs driving up expenditures, Medicare Part D prescription drug plan premiums are projected to rise by only about $1.50 over the average premium last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Friday.

CMS is also updating wage index values, which has seen some inpatient psychiatric facilities change status from rural to urban.

The complaint alleged that certain neurosurgeons employed by UPMC submitted claims for assisting with or supervising surgical procedures when they did not.

Centene's Medicare Advantage network could not handle the type of Medicare Advantage business required in a potential Humana divestiture, Centene Chairman and CEO Michael F. Neidorff said during an earnings call this week.

A combined Anthem/Cigna would enter the exchange market in nine states where they are not currently participating.

Anthem remains steadfast in its commitment to the pending acquisition of Cigna, President and CEO Joe Swedish said during a report Wednesday on second quarter earnings.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday released its star ratings for individual providers on its Hospital Compare website.

Though finances are a great motivator to integrate patient care and focus on quality and outcomes, said Glenn Hirsch, MD, associate professor of medicine and clinical director in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Louisville in Kentucky.