The latest federal jobs report brings good news to healthcare and social assistance, bad news to most other sectors.  

Financial literacy is no longer optional for physicians. “If you're not financially viable, you can't function,” explained Nirat Beohar, MD. “The business education is probably just as important as learning a new procedure.”

The new policy applies to all health plans across Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and Delaware, “removing financial barriers for essential breast cancer diagnostics.”

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has accused the three biggest PBMs—Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx—of a de facto collusion scheme involving the primary makers of insulin, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi. The lawsuit alleges rebates offered by the manufacturers unfairly burden self-insured and public health plans, like the one the health system uses for its employees.

A radiology manager from Connecticut is speaking out about being scammed by an individual she says took advantage of her emotions at a vulnerable time. 

Florida-based Cardiovascular Associates of America, one of the largest private equity-backed cardiology management groups in the United States, just got a little bigger.

An impending policy change from UHC could cause providers to jump through additional hoops to receive payment for some imaging-related services. 

With the deal, Envision will add a total of 42 freestanding centers across six states, ballooning its location count to more than 100 nationwide.