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Physician leaders have voted to adopt a modernized Code of Medical Ethics during the American Medical Association's annual meeting, capping an eight-year project to modernize the code's ethical guidance for relevance, clarity and consistency, the AMA said.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday proposed a new rule intended to reduce overuse of antibiotics, implement comprehensive requirements for infection prevention and prohibit discrimination.

As health care consolidation accelerates nationwide, a new study shows that hospital prices in two of California's largest health systems were 25 percent higher than at other hospitals around the state.

John Rex, formerly executive vice president and chief financial officer of Optum, has been appointed CFO of UnitedHealth Group, effective immediately, the insurer has announced.

Doctors responding to the survey are worried they will not have the technology, capital or staffing to survive.

At the request of the Orlando Health CEO David Strong, the White House has waived HIPAA privacy regulations so that families can get information on the victims of the nation's deadliest shooting Sunday at the Pulse night club.

The joint enterprise has been successful beyond anyone's expectations, according to Russ Mohawk, president and CEO of Health Plans and Population Health Services for the Inova Health System.

Walgreens on Sunday formally cut ties with blood-testing startup Theranos and will immediately close all 40 Theranos Wellness Centers at its stores in Arizona.

Disruptive innovation and the consumer experience are two themes that are emerging for this year's America's Health Insurance Plans Institute & Expo opening Wednesday in Las Vegas.

CMS is awarding $10 million over the next three years to organizations that will help clinicians transition to the new quality payment system outlined under MACRA.