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Centene's wholly-owned subsidiary Health Net has agreed to pay $340,000 for violating securities laws on whistleblower awards, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday.

Partnerships between ride-hailing companies and hospitals are emerging around the country.

State officials claim that hiring new nurses is a crucial workforce concern for California, yet at least 2,000 recent nursing graduates like Russo remain in licensing limbo, with their applications taking as long as 24 weeks for the Board of Registered Nursing to process.

Buried in the fine print of many marketplace health plan documents is language that allows them to refuse to cover a range of services, many of which disproportionately affect women, a recent study found.

While telehealth is gaining ground as a way for healthcare providers to save money, concerns over the quality of care received still need to be ironed out, according to a new briefing from Health Affairs.

In 1998, investors filed more than 20 lawsuits alleging the Birmingham-based MedPartners, a physician practice management company, made false and misleading statements to the public about its financial condition and prospects.

Citing over $600 million in losses and the lack of a federal safety net for the Affordable Care Act's high-risk pool, Aetna is exiting the exchange market in all but four states, Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini said Monday.

Baptist Health South Florida is among numerous health systems in southern states that are at the epicenter of growing concern over the spread of the Zika virus.

Despite research that shows staying in bed can be harmful to seniors, many hospitals still don't put a high priority on making them walk.

One in five Americans is estimated to have a mental health condition at any given time. But getting treatment remains difficult -- and it's worse for children, especially those who identify as black or Hispanic.