Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan knowingly paid improper and inflated medical claims, a Fiat Chrysler subsidiary claimed in a lawsuit filed against the insurer, according to the Detroit Free Press.

The president of a Massachusetts health system and hospital group accused Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts of caring about revenues more than patients, according to an op-ed published by the Sippican Week.

UnitedHealth Group officially said it acquired payment-processing platform Equian in a transaction valued at $3.2 billion, according to the Star Tribune.

America's uninsured rate is on the rise, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Medical costs for employers are set increase 6.5 percent in 2020, according to global professional services company Aon.

When compared to fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries, institutionalized UnitedHealthcare members with specialized Medicare Advantage coverage had lower emergency department use, according to a study published in The American Journal of Managed Care.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is targeting members' out-of-pocket prescription drug costs under a new initiative called Rx Savings Solutions.

Here are five recent articles published by Becker's Hospital Review that look at newly released studies on emergency department use.

Here are five updates on issues surrounding "Medicare for All" proposals published by Becker's Hospital Review in the past few weeks.

The Wall Street Journal editorial board backed a controversial commentary about taking politics out of medicine.

What can you do today to advance the performance of your hospital or health system’s supply chain?

A dentist was named interim director of the National Institute of Nursing Research, a choice some nurses say devalues the profession, according to Business Insider.

Sixty percent of CIOs anticipate some level of adoption of blockchain technologies in the next three years, according to a recent Gartner survey.

Judy Faulkner, Epic founder and CEO, discussed the culture she has spearheaded at the EHR company and why she values a "yes, if" approach to strategy during The Cap Times Idea Fest Sept. 14 in Madison, Wis., according to The Cap Times.

Four major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices rise last week.

Physician staffing firms are backing a "dark money" group that has poured $30 million into their campaign to stop a leading surprise-billing solution under consideration in Congress, according to Politico. 

Care New England Health System, a three-hospital system based in Providence, R.I., withdrew from merger talks with two other organizations in July. That failed deal represents one of several hospital mergers that, at some point in their lifetime, were called off in the past year.

A hospital employee was killed Sept. 13 when a man crashed his truck into the emergency room of Diley Ridge Medical Center in Canal Winchester, Ohio, according to NBC News.

Embattled OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 15, according to The New York Times. 

CommonSpirit Health Senior Vice President and Chief Strategic Innovation Officer Rich Roth outlines how the system built its innovation team and how consumerism affects healthcare delivery.