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Donations to nonprofit healthcare institutions in the U.S. jumped significantly in 2013, according to the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.

The stakes for improvement and innovation are high in American cancer care, and insurers are trying to wield some of their influence to get a return on investment for their members and their budgets.

Partnerships between retail pharmacies and various health systems may benefit hospitals as well as patients.

The Affordable Care Act's rate review is turning out well for consumers, according to the federal government, and although insurers may not be stoked about the new administrative work, it doesn't seem to be scaring them away.

The healthcare industry is notorious for being slow to adopt IT. A new study indicates that this slowness -- especially for up-and-coming forms of technology -- may hamper business growth.

Over the last decade, labor unions have had many successes gaining ground within the healthcare industry. In the coming years, the industry will see more of the same.

A shrinking number of Medicare Part D drug plans is set to bring beneficiaries some more low-cost choices, but also some potentially confusing benefit designs.

Venture capital money is pouring into mHealth technologies, and much of that funding is going to support technology that benefits providers.

Federal trade regulators have proven their willingness to go after hospital consolidation. Now, they're raising some new concerns about an up-and-coming insurer strategy.

Convincing electronic health record-reluctant physicians to get on board may have just gotten a little harder. That's because a technical glitch in the reporting system of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' meaningful use program may cost physicians millions of dollars in penalties.