Publications like STAT are reporting that there’s a big gap between what the administration of President Donald Trump said about TrumpRx.gov before it launched and how the site really works. But early usage figures suggest that the site is still a force to be reckoned with. A review of web traffic data compiled by Similarweb shows that, in ...

Managers of Anthem Blue Cross think that in-network hospitals in California should use in-network physicians to treat health plan participants. The Elevance Health subsidiary announced earlier this week that it will impose a 10% payment penalty on some in-network hospitals and other health care facilities that bill patients for care provided by out-of-network doctors. “Participating facilities ...

Even as the top official for Medicaid and Medicare claims millions may be falsely enrolled, the Trump administration is urging younger people to sign up for high-deductible ACA plans.

Cheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries

For-profit acute and behavioral hospital operator Universal Health Services is acquiring virtual behavioral care provider Talkspace, the companies announced on Monday. The definitive agreement would see Talkspace acquired for $5.25 per share. That translates to an enterprise value of about $835 million, according to the announcement. The deal is expected to close in Q3. UHS ...

More than 10,000 people have enrolled in Nevada’s new public option health plans, which debuted last fall with the expectation that they would bring lower prices to the health insurance market. Those preliminary numbers from the open enrollment period that ended in January are less than a third of what state officials had projected. Nevada ...