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The case against Blue Shield of California's tax-exempt status is growing, presenting an additional $40 million to the tax bill, but also the possibility of more drastic state action.

The Government Accountability Office believes Congress should slash the financial incentives the government pays hospitals in the 340B drug program, it said in a new report, over concerns that disproportionate share hospitals are prescribing more than other facilities.

Harvard Drug Group mainly distributes generic pharmaceuticals and pulled in more than $450 million in revenue in fiscal 2014.

With Aetna's market share set to balloon next year after its takeover of Humana wraps up, the insurer is trying to assuage health systems that might fear greater reimbursement pressure.

The multimillion dollar fine is more than the hospital's annual revenue and is believed to be the largest ever applied to a community hospital.

While individual premium proposals for 2016 are still pending, data from the ACA exchange markets offer a backdrop to next year's double digit increases.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday said it will not deny claims under the Part B physician fee schedule based on ICD-10 coding errors, a decision supported by bitter ICD-10 opponent the American Medical Association.

Country music star's the Teammates for Kids Foundation supported the renovation of the Child Life Zone.

Nashville firm sold a 118,000-square-foot orthopedic inpatient surgical hospital and an attached 58,000 square foot medical office building.

An old Yankee insurance company is taking over the younger, Louisville-based Humana. It's a deep dive into Medicare, government-funded health plans and new ways of delivering and paying for healthcare.