The state where you live can significantly impact the duration of your life, suggests a new study conducted by the U.S. Burden of Disease Collaborators published in JAMA.
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Humana completed the acquisition of Orlando, Fla.-based Family Physicians Group April 10.
Michigan will no longer provide Flint residents free bottled water because lead levels in the city's water supply have not exceeded federal limits for two years and are now comparable or better than lead levels in other Michigan cities, Republican…
Huntsville (Texas) Memorial Hospital shuttered its emergency department in Madisonville, Texas, April 9, citing a need to consolidate services to reduce expenses, according to The Madisonville Meteor.
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente will put $2 million toward gun-violence research within the health system, The Washington Post reports.
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Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic teamed up with NBC News to air its first episode of the weekly TV show "Health + Happiness with Mayo Clinic" on April 7, the Post Bulletin reports.
Georgia Republican Gov. Nathan Deal directed Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia to head back to the negotiating table for about 600,000 state employees affected by their contract lapse.
CMS will allow Medicare Advantage insurers to expand supplemental benefits, which could provide a greater opportunity for rideshare companies teaming up with insurers to bring beneficiaries to medical appointments, according to Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen.
PHYLLIS SHERARD, PhD. Chief Strategy Officer and Vice President of Population Health at Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Center and the Wyoming Institute of Population Health On the top challenge “Affordable and convenient access to quality care for employed populations [is…
CATHY JACOBSON. President and CEO of Froedtert Health (Milwaukee) On the top challenge “In a climate of political uncertainty, healthcare organizations must drive improvement rather than wait for government direction. In Wisconsin, cost and access are critical issues, particularly for…