The regulator approves the acquisition contingent on the sale of seven surgery centers across five metro markets, citing risks to pricing and quality in key outpatient specialties.

Completing a single drug prior authorization can take up to 64 minutes and add more than $60 in costs.

About 28 million Americans lacked health insurance in 2025.

The ruling underscores an escalating legal fight over who controls out-of-network reimbursement decisions.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force helps determine which screenings and preventive services insurers must cover without cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act.

A legal challenge to federal borrowing limits highlights growing worries that tighter graduate loan eligibility could add pressure to already strained labor markets.

The lawsuit against CVS Health and affiliated entities, alleges improper diversion of savings tied to the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program.

Once prescription costs exceeded $60, roughly two-thirds of patients said they would delay or forgo filling the medication altogether.