Compliance & Legal

U.S. Rep. Tom Price is staunchly opposed to Obamacare and is expected to help craft its replacement.

Farid Fata, Detroit-area cancer doctor, was convicted of raking in over $17 million by poisoning patients with unnecessary chemotherapy, other drugs.

Consolidation seen as an uphill battle for the commercial insurance giants.

Marie Neba, 52, of Sugarland, Texas, will be sentenced early next year for conviction on charges including health care fraud.

Nermin Awad El-Hadik colluded with a Texas clinic manager for referrals, many who required pricey compound medications.

Analysts speculate a Republican-led Department of Justice could affect antitrust reviews of both mergers.

PwC report says administration is more likely to rely on free market levers, such as price transparency for providers and open negotiations with pharmaceutical companies than the traditional regulatory process.

Demand for personal care assistants is projected to grow by 26 percent over next 10 years, roughly half a million workers, Department of Labor says.

In 2014, recovery auditors identified $2.39 billion in overpayments and $173.1 million in underpayments repaid to providers.

Federal and state officials had raised the concern that both health systems operate hospitals in the northern suburbs of Chicago.