Many hospitals are adding billions of dollars in fees for routine care in outpatient centers they own, raising patient costs for colonoscopies, mammograms and heart screenings, a new investigation found.

The new tranche includes funding for HHS, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Education, among others. Doing so sustains several healthcare grant programs related to provider training, federally funded health centers and national programs targeting specific disease

Major bipartisan health bills, including changes to the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry and hospital payment reforms, were excluded from the $1.2 trillion government funding bill after members failed to come to a last-minute agreement.

The Nevada Division of Insurance (NVDOI) is seeking public input on revisions to Nevada’s essential health benefits (EHB) plan. Nevada’s EHB plan is the benchmark set of health care services that is required for all individual and small group health insurance plans. The current EHB plan is Health Plan of Nevada’s HPN Solutions HMO Platinum ...

Medicare will provide coverage for Wegovy for patients with an increased risk of heart attack, stroke or other serious cardiovascular problems, an agency spokesperson said Thursday.

Four weeks since the cyberattack, some providers in California and elsewhere are still waiting to file claims and get reimbursed. In the meantime, they’re scrambling to pay bills and order medical supplies.