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The problems were traced to the compounding pharmacy lab at Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, California, where inspectors found "dust, stains and foreign material" in a supposedly sterile environment in which thousands of intravenous medications were prepared over eight months -- from Jan. 1 to Aug. 18.

The proposal needs federal approval to modify the marketplace set up under the Affordable Care Act, which specifically prohibits such immigrants from joining the exchanges. Lara's bill SB10 would compel California to seek that approval.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has paid $27.3 million out of the $223 million Highmark is owed for 2014 under the ACA's risk corridor program, the company said.

The senior population in Connecticut is growing, and West Hartford-based Brookdale Chatfield is responding by investing $26.6 million to expand its assisted living and dementia care services -- a move the outfit expects will create dozens of jobs.

The stakes are high for the companies and CalPERS, which is struggling along with many employers nationwide to contain fast-rising drug costs.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently postponed its plan to release the new rating system, which would award one star to the worst-quality facilities and five stars to those with the best marks.

The Senate on Tuesday approved $1.1 billion to fund the fight against the Zika virus, a figure short of the $1.9 billion requested by President Barack Obama.

Proposed Medicare Part B drug payment models threaten medical practices and patients who are already financially strained due to the price of needed treatment, physicians told a House Energy and Commerce Committee Tuesday.

Payers can combine analytics and personal outreach to effectively engage patients and achieve population health goals.

Insurance rates in Washington State set to increase by an average of 13.5 percent, a figure that the insurance commissioner says comes as no surprise.