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By Jeff Lagasse | 12:43 pm | June 18, 2018
The trend in nursing mirrors a larger trend occurring across the healthcare industry with double-digit percentage differences between the salaries of men and women.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 06:10 pm | June 15, 2018
Alleged scheme preyed on Medicare beneficiaries, some of whom were addicted to opioids, creating shell companies and getting millions in kickbacks, DOJ says.
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By Geneia | Geneia | 05:56 pm | June 15, 2018
67 percent of all surveyed doctors know a physician who is likely to stop practicing medicine in the next five years, as the result of physician burnout.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:16 pm | June 15, 2018
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. physicians report feeling burned-out, depressed or both, affecting their relationships with patients and colleagues.
By Susan Morse | 03:44 pm | June 15, 2018
Cordani will replace current chair Bernard Tyson, CEO of Kaiser Permanente, in 2019; WellCare CEO Ken Burdick named co-chair.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:15 pm | June 15, 2018
One new policy deems drug shortages an urgent public health crisis and seeks to have manufacturing sites deemed critical infrastructure.
By Susan Morse | 12:59 pm | June 15, 2018
AHIP focuses on the impact that a preliminary injunction or declaratory relief would have on patients, health insurance providers and states.
By Jonah Comstock | 11:40 am | June 15, 2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will reverse a longstanding unpopular position on reimbursement for smartphone-connected continuous glucose monitors, CMS announced.
By Susan Morse | 05:18 pm | June 14, 2018
Between 2014 and 2016, total payments fell short by more than $12 billion.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 05:12 pm | June 14, 2018
Barbara McAneny was sworn in as the first oncologist to lead the AMA; Patrice Harris will take the helm in 2019 as the first African-American female president.