The hospital and other healthcare provider members of MaineHealth in Portland, Maine, will combine into one nonprofit entity beginning Jan. 1.

A large chunk of the American population doesn’t know when the open enrollment period is to purchase healthcare insurance, according to a recent study by insuranceQuotes. And recent political moves have contributed to confusion among Americans.

A $5.6 billion merger between LifePoint Health and RCCH Healthcare Partners, which is owned by private equity firm Apollo Global Management, has been approved by LifePoint’s shareholders.

Healthcare insurance companies and payers negotiate rates with providers for services and care delivered to consumers, but not all prices are negotiated the same.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) worked alongside many other organizations to help get Congress to repeal Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula in 2015. However, as Rakesh A. Shah, MD, wrote in a recent commentary in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, that victory did not fix serious problems with the U.S. economy.

Healthcare deals were still happening at a quick clip during the third quarter of the year, but the value of deals declined, according to the latest analysis from PwC.

Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Massachusetts announced they will give “preference” to freestanding imaging clinics over hospital-based centers through its split-level cost-sharing for x-ray and advanced imaging program, effective Jan. 1, 2019.

Eighty-seven percent of radiology residents agree or strongly agree that “wellness days” can help reduce or prevent burnout, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.