Policy and Legislation
Toby Cosgrove, who sits on one of President Donald Trump's committees, says efficient care and keeping people well is the answer.
GAO begins recruiting members for a new group, the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee.
Legislation would give states right to block federal family-planning grants to providers that perform abortions.
A top-performing practice could theoretically earn up to a 25 percent payment adjustment in the 2018 performance year, experts say.
Insurers facing spring deadline to file premium rates for 2018 are looking for regulatory and individual market stabilization before committing.
About 30 percent of NIH grant funds go towards expenses that are not research related, the HHS Secretary said Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the state of the exchange market in Maine and in other states going into 2018 is still in flux.
Trump's budget calls for a $5.8 billion cut to the NIH. The organization currently spends about $1.5 billion per year on research.
Antitrust division is currently fighting Anthem's appeal of federal court decision blocking its merger with Cigna.
President Donald Trump had demanded that a vote be held but, as the day wore on, defeat seemed imminent.