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Ascension Cyberattack Persists, Causing Patient Care Delays

For two weeks at the 140-hospital system, doctors and nurses have had little access to digital records for patient histories, resorting to paper and faxes...

UnitedHealth Cyberattack Disrupts Prescription Drug Coverage

For nearly a week, people have been waylaid at pharmacies after a unit of the nation’s largest insurer was shut down by a possible ransomware...

What to Know About Home Care Services

Finding an aide to help an older person stay at home safely takes work. Here’s a guide.

How the Kaiser Permanente Strike Could Affect Patients

Especially in California, people could experience delays in appointments or test results and even have medical procedures postponed after thousands of health care workers walked...

Health Insures Deny Medical Care for the Poor at High Rates, Report Says

Investigators found that major companies overseeing Medicaid patients’ health care frequently rejected doctors’ requests for approval of treatments and procedures.

It’s Not Just You: Many People Confront Health Insurance Obstacles on Care and Bills

A new survey indicates that a majority of U.S. adults who are insured have experienced a raft of problems including troubles with access to medical...

Unions Accuse UPMC of Wielding Market Power Against Workers

A coalition of unions has filed an antitrust complaint with the Justice Department, accusing the Pennsylvania hospital system of suppressing wages and worsening working conditions.

Corporate Giants Buy Up Primary Care Practices at Rapid Pace

Large health insurers and other companies are especially keen on doctors’ groups that care for patients in private Medicare plans.

Kaiser Permanente to Acquire Geisinger

The California health care organization will create a new nonprofit that aims to acquire a half-dozen additional community health systems.

Senator Elizabeth Warren Criticizes Medigap Sales Incentives in New Report

Senator Elizabeth Warren has issued a report urging oversight of insurance brokers who are being offered financial incentives to push more expensive plans.