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Stung by losses under the federal health law, major insurers are seeking to sharply limit how policies are sold to individuals in ways that consumer advocates say seem to illegally discriminate against the sickest and could hold down future enrollment.

The city of La Habra says the $260 fees are to help recoup expenses that aren't sufficiently covered by insurers.

As of February 2, 67 rural hospitals have closed nationwide since 2010 and another 210 are on the brink, according to a study by iVantage Health Analytics.

Peter Lee said UnitedHealth made a series of blunders on rates and networks that led to a $475 million loss last year.

Huron Consulting Group announced Tuesday it has acquired MyRounding, a firm specializing in digital health solutions to standardize, automate and track nurse and staff rounding activity.

After years of losing money, River's Edge Hospital in St. Peter, Minnesota posted a profitable 2015 and is considering expanding the facility, an uncommon story for a rural, critical-access hospital.

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Mercy Health has saved more than $42 million on drugs since 2010 by building a formulary within its electronic health record platform.

Patients suffered no extra harm when doctors training to be surgeons were allowed to work longer shifts, a study released Tuesday concludes, adding to a push to relax the strictest limits on resident hours.

To become a reality, the promise of patient engagement requires good data, communication, transparency, quality measures, and most importantly, listening to the patient's goals, according to experts interviewed Tuesday by The Hill's Bob Cusack and Sarah Ferris.

Pennsylvania-based Independence Blue Cross' announcement that it will cover a complex type of genetic testing for some cancer patients thrusts the insurer into an ongoing debate about how to handle an increasing array of these expensive tests.