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Healthcare has emerged as one of the flash points in the Democratic presidential race.

Heavy workloads, long hours and excessive tech-based tasks are leading to more burnout among physicians, according to a recent study by WebMD subsidiary Medscape. It's even causing doctors have deeper biases against certain patient groups.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday finalized a rule on the rebate and reimbursement of prescription drugs, a move aimed at bringing down consumer costs and which is expected to save federal and state governments an estimated $2.7 billion over five years.

CenterLight admitted to improperly billing Medicaid for 1,241 members.

Patricia Akamnonu kept a working Medicare group provider number for her agency for the purposes of submitting Medicare claims for home health services that either weren't needed or were never actually performed, authorities said.

The Healthcare Supply Chain Association has appointed veteran supply chain exec Curt Miller executive director of its Committee for Healthcare eStandards, the association announced Thursday.

Open enrollment for week 11 ended with close to 400,000 consumers signing up for healthcare coverage, a number four times greater than the week before, according to figures from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller was the latest state official to propose protections for healthcare consumers against surprise balance bills, when she announced new measures on Tuesday.

The New York Genome Center, a nonprofit focusing on biomedical research and clinical care, could be $100 million richer thanks to a challenge grant from the Simons Foundation and The Carson Family Charitable Trust.

When patients need an air ambulance, the first priority is getting them the care they need as fast as possible. So, patients don't always know who is going to pick them up or if the ambulance is an in-network provider.