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The healthcare sector represented the largest share of initial public offerings by deal count in 2015, says a report released Tuesday by Proskauer's Capital Markets Group.

The current Medicare Part B drug payment methodology can penalize doctors for selecting lower-cost drugs.

Retail clinics, long seen as an antidote to more expensive doctor offices and emergency rooms, may actually boost medical spending by leading consumers to get more care, a new study shows.

The state of Vermont announced it has reduced the amount it pays the University of Vermont Medical Center, as well as six other hospitals, to treat Medicaid patients.

Health plans earning at least four stars qualify for federal bonus payments. Those that don't, lose out.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has levied a $3.1 million penalty against Humana, the single largest imposed against 129 organizations found in violation of Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans in a 2015 audit.

Medical practices spend an average of 785 hours per physician and $15.4 billion annually reporting quality measures to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers, according to a new report in Health Affairs.

LAS VEGAS -- Mitt Romney ran down the list of Presidential candidates and suggested ways each might change healthcare as president.

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Universal Health Systems of Pennsylvania and certain affiliated behavioral health centers for alleged billing fraud, Universal reported in a Feb. 25 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A recent analysis by the Health Care Cost Institute has found that less than 7 percent of total healthcare spending in 2011 was paid by consumers for what it called "shoppable" services.