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The Affordable Care Act replacement, the American Health Care Act, now heads to the Senate. Floor debate portrayed vastly different world views: one of a collapsing individual market where patients face rising out-of-pocket costs, and another in which those with serious chronic illnesses could return to the days of untouchable premiums.

A new themed issue of JAMA delves into the complicated relationships and practices that can result in conflicts of interest for physicians, medical journals, schools, and other healthcare entities.

The theme of "Risky Business" will encourage families and friends to draw connections between high-risk behavior and a possible mental health issue.

The findings will likely reopen discussion of what to do when patients report muscle-related symptoms from statins.

According to a new study, socioeconomic disparities in mammography rates among Medicare beneficiaries decreased after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but the same pattern was not observed for colonoscopies.

Researchers have identified specific characteristics that can help identify responsiveness of patients with soft tissue sarcomas to immunotherapy.

At the 14th Annual World Health Care Congress, held April 30-May 3 in Washington, DC, Ann E. Oasan, MBA, president of UniNet Healthcare Network, discussed the network’s transition towards assuming full risk and how it built the infrastructure for success.

On Tuesday, a panel of executives from a large employer and 2 insurance companies discussed their strategies around keeping employees healthy through wellness and disease management initiatives.

At the 14th Annual World Health Care Congress, held April 30-May 3, 2017, in Washington, DC, an executive summit convened a panel to discuss ways to improve care for the dual-eligible population of patients eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare benefits.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Representative Robin Kelly emphasize need to increase healthcare workforce diversity to improve patient outcomes.

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) incur significantly more healthcare costs than matched controls. A new study in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy found that the extra costs were associated with an increased use of medical services.

Molina Healthcare has announced a big leadership shakeup: the board of directors has ousted J. Mario Molina, MD, president and CEO, and John C. Molina, chief financial officer.

The group that represents a host of Fortune 500 employers said a faster shift to value-based care is needed to drive innovation and vitalize the economy.

The study's authors say the findings show the need to find the right balance between guarding against skin cancer and getting enough vitamin D.

State Medicaid directors who transitioned to the private sector told the GAO that the pay got better and the job got easier. They were no longer directly accountable to a governor, the legislature, or CMS, and they didn't have to manage 2 different delivery systems.

People with diabetes are particularly in need of regular eye exams to get for signs of diabetic retinopathy, which can lead to blindness.

Lawmakers averted the looming threat of a government shutdown when they forged a bipartisan deal to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends October 2017. The agreement includes substantial funding boosts for key health initiatives.

Midostaurin (Rydapt) has been approved by the FDA, in combination with chemotherapy, for the treatment of adult patients newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a mutation in the FLT3 gene.

Healthcare has the opportunity to not only improve connections between systems, but also find cost savings and productivity gains.

Saturday marks the 100th day of Donald Trump’s presidency, and closes out the time period during which a president’s power and influence are supposed to be greatest. As a result, the first 100 days are used to measure the successes and accomplishments of a new president.

In the first 100 days of his administration, President Donald J. Trump has taken a number of actions that could impact healthcare, including filling a Supreme Court seat and taking steps to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Here's a look back at some of the most notable healthcare-related happenings in Trump's first 100 days in office.

This week, the top managed care stories included President Donald Trump's nominee passing a Senate committee; community oncologists meet to discuss the Cancer Moonshot; and a study finds obesity shortens more lives than cigarettes.

When the ACO & Emerging Healthcare Delivery Coalition® meets May 4-5 in Scottsdale, Arizona, attendees will learn the latest on healthcare reform, best practices for cybersecurity, population health strategies, and more.

The report found that hospitals have little financial incentive to offer long-acting contraception right after birth if it is not covered separately. Family planning services are not part of standard quality measures, so it's hard to track how well providers are doing.