With more policymakers proposing, supporting and seriously considering various Medicare-for-all health plans, the Congressional Budget Office took a look at a possible design of such a healthcare system and published a highly anticipated paper.

CMS has finalized a rule to ensure that states cannot divert portions of Medicaid provider payments to third parties beyond what is allowed in the statute.

The American Heart Association, alongside the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Lung Association, American Academy of Pediatrics and Tobacco-Free Kids, is throwing its support behind federal efforts to raise the tobacco sale age to 21 nationwide.

Aetna’s legal department remains busy. Days after the company settled out of court with a patient who sued for coverage denial in California, it’s in the news in Florida for much the same reason—but with a bigger claimant.

A pilot that aims to study the use of blockchain-enabled data technology to track and verify specialty prescription drugs has been approved by the FDA.

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Urological Association (AUA) have updated their clinical guidelines for adjuvant and salvage radiotherapy following prostatectomy.

Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is an effective, minimally invasive treatment option for men with enlarged prostates, according to a new position statement from four interventional radiology societies.

CVS Health, fresh off a $69 billion takeover of health insurance giant Aetna, saw its revenues increase 34.8% to $61.6 billion during the first quarter of 2019, according to a May 1st earnings report. In addition, net income rose 43%, to $1.4 billion, from the previous year.