Health Care Reform

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized rules on Thursday with sweeping implications for providers, including Medicare reimbursement rates for hospital outpatient sites and doctor's offices.

The retailer has partnered with mobile medical services company DocGo to deploy mobile clinics catering to those who want urgent or primary care and takes private insurance as well as Medicaid and Medicare.

The growing consolidation between primary care practices and large health systems corresponded with insurers paying more for the same types of care visits, according to a new JAMA study.

In the past year, 18% of respondents have used cannabis for health reasons.

The Department of Health and Human Services will create an artificial intelligence task force to regulate the use of AI-enabled technologies already in use in hospitals, insurance companies and other health care businesses.

In recent years, a modest number of small- and medium-size employers have set up their own health clinics to fill employees' primary care needs at or near their workplaces - something large employers have done for decades.