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The Biden administration wants to boost oversight of the number of doctors, hospitals, and other health providers insurers cover in ACA plans, under a proposed new rule, which also makes it easier for plans to include dental care.

Although the pandemic is over, COVID-19 remains a persistent threat, as incidents of a highly mutated variant, BA.2.86, have tripled in the past 2 weeks but the CDC is confident the vaccines will be effective against the new strain.

Over the past 3 years, FTC officials have signaled they would scrutinize private equity acquisitions in health care, like the recent FTC civil lawsuit accusing one of the nation's largest anesthesiology groups of monopolistic practices.

The attorney general alleges in the complaints that, "Pfizer knowingly distributed Quillivant to children on Medicaid despite the drug's pattern of failing quality control tests due to flawed manufacturing practices."

Two of the biggest health insurers are in talks about a potential powerhouse merger, comparable to the last major wave of industry consolidation five years ago when CVS closed its near-$70 billion deal for Aetna.

Fairmark Partners is investigating the possibility of filing a class-action lawsuit, along with help from current and former employees, against aerospace giant Lockheed Martin over its handling of employee benefit contributions.

Employees who consider their student loan debt to be a "heavy burden" are 2.4 times more likely to be in the process of leaving their organization.

Congress is considering legislation that would equalize payments for certain services regardless of where they are provided, but for now, patients need to have doctors send the order to a commercial lab like Labcorp or Quest.