VA says the contract will increase oversight and competition in the private sector care it pays for, which now makes up more than 40% of all veterans' care.

Meanwhile, the economic environment is adding to the financial pressure, and employers are seeking ways to reduce costs across their businesses. As a result, employers may consider switching to a ...

Leaders of health care organizations risk obsolescence or getting lost in the “middle management” aspect of their work – unless they follow ethical ...

Health care executives put out small fires every day: balancing budgets, handling staffing shortages, communicating with stakeholders from the break room to the board room. But even the most poised ...

Health Care Service Corp., which owns and operates Blue Cross plans in five states, has tapped Epic to develop a data exchange platform between health plans and providers. HCSC health plans will be ...

The Behavioral Health Care Affordability Problem Policymakers could make behavioral health care, including mental health services, more affordable and accessible by enforcing network adequacy and ...

There is widespread interest in programs aiming to reduce spending and improve health care quality among “superutilizers,” patients with very high use of health care services. The “hotspotting” ...