On Oct. 1, UnitedHealthcare's national prior authorization gold-card program went into effect. The payer announced the program in August and rolled out its list of eligible procedures on Sept. 1, ...

Researchers from UCLA Health's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to enhance follow-up care after colorectal cancer screenings in ...

Private practice physicians are facing mounting challenges threatening financial stability and ability to provide care. As more physicians consider leaving private practice for corporate employment, ...

The former CEO of a hospital in Rockdale, Texas, has agreed to pay more than $5.3 million to resolve allegations of paying kickbacks to physicians for laboratory referrals.

RedHill Biopharma, a specialty biopharmaceutical company with a focus on developing treatments for the bacterial infection H. pylori, has renewed its contract with Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid ...

Here are five major transactions in the third quarter significantly reshaping the ASC industry, reflecting broader trends in consolidation and strategic partnerships.

A new study, published in the Journal of Robotic Surgery, shows that robotic surgery provides an advantage for patients over traditional laparoscopic approaches to colorectal resections. Here are five ...

Here are 12 hospitals that came under new ownership in the last 10 days: 1. Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare completed the sale of its 70% majority ownership interest in Birmingham, Ala.-based Brookwood ...

The five best small cities for education and health are in Massachusetts, according to a new ranking from Wallethub.

San Diego-based lab company Precision Toxicology, operating as Precision Diagnostics, agreed to pay $27 million to resolve allegations it submitted false claims for medically unnecessary urine drug ...

Coldwater, Ohio-based Mercer Health is set to add Todd Brophy, MD, to its staff. Dr. Brophy is a noninvasive cardiologist specializing in the prevention, evaluation and management of cardiovascular ...

Seattle anesthesiologist John Bramhall, MD, PhD, was inaugurated as the 2024 to 2025 president of the Washington State Medical Association at its annual House of Delegates meeting on Sept. 28.