Nearly half the nation’s hospitals, many of which are still wrestling with the financial fallout of the unexpected coronavirus, will get lower payments for all Medicare patients because of their history of readmitting patients, federal records show.

A major insurance group blasted a proposed rule intended to grant faster Medicare coverage decisions on new breakthrough medical devices, saying the rule could lead to unsafe devices reaching seniors.

A non-profit California health care chain will pay more than $31.5 million to settle allegations that it overbilled Medi-Cal for drugs bought through a federal program, authorities said Monday.

Federal health IT officials outlined their top goals and priorities for the next five years with a big focus on pushing the industry to make more patients' health data accessible through smartphone apps.

Out of the limelight of the global race to develop COVID-19 vaccines, public health officials in Nevada have been grappling with their own challenge: how to prepare to immunize residents across the state during a pandemic.

Nevada, Washington and Oregon have joined California’s COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review workgroup to independently review the safety and efficacy of any vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administration.