Optum, which already has more than 90,000 employed or affiliated physicians, has agreed to purchase Steward Health Care's struggling physician group, which includes primary care in addition to a physician contracting network.

Nearly a quarter of rural hospitals across the U.S. have closed their obstetrics units and 382 have stopped providing chemotherapy, while 418 hospitals have been identified as "vulnerable to closure," according to a new report.

In this episode of the ShiftShapers podcast, we explore the complex world of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their impact on health care costs, sparked by the Johnson & Johnson lawsuit.

Fifty-two percent of employers said employees' expectations of compensation packages largely impacts their ability to retain employees.