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U.S. surgeon general says workplaces are taking a toll on Americans’ mental and physical health

Your job can be hazardous to your health, according to a new report from the U.S. Surgeon General that highlights how the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed fractures in working Americans’ mental health and well-being.

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Second U.S. oncology provider plans to go public

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Medicare Advantage quality ratings plunge as government resets to pre-pandemic standards

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Envision Healthcare teeters on the brink of bankruptcy

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UnitedHealth bid for Change Healthcare may proceed, judge rules

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Humana appeases Wall Street with big projections of Medicare Advantage growth

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Experts urge Medicare to overhaul secretive panel that helps determine doctors’ pay

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As medical device companies look to snap up Medicare dollars, potential conflicts lurk

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Parents and clinicians say private equity’s profit fixation is short-changing kids with autism

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One Medical’s dueling offers from Amazon and CVS signal a start to health tech bidding wars

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Federal judge dismisses doctor’s case that argued surprise billing law was unconstitutional

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Health care industry swarms Washington as surprise billing rules get ironed out

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Nursing home chain’s tangled corporate structure and bankruptcy threats stymied litigation

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Hospitals win higher payments from Medicare after lobbying campaign

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Edwards Lifesciences chief tops list of highest-paid medical device CEOs

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HCA Healthcare, Cigna chiefs top the lists of best-paid CEOs among providers, insurers

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Biotech employees cash in health care’s largest salaries, while people working at providers sit near the bottom

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Health care’s high rollers: As the pandemic raged, CEOs’ earnings surged

Hospitals Bob Herman

HCA, Steward abandon hospital deal in another win for FTC

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U.S. surgeon general says workplaces are taking a toll on Americans’ mental and physical health

‘It’s not medical’: Oregon wrestles with how to offer psychedelics outside the health care system

A ‘Shark Tank’-funded test for food sensitivity is medically dubious, experts say

Anxious about a big speech? This startup wants to calm you down — with a cardiac drug you pop like a mint

CVS tightens restrictions on opioid prescriptions in bid to stanch epidemic

All Coverage

This summer’s Covid surge was bad for hospital profits

UnitedHealth plots further growth in its profitable provider division

Second U.S. oncology provider plans to go public

Medicare Advantage quality ratings plunge as government resets to pre-pandemic standards

Envision Healthcare teeters on the brink of bankruptcy

UnitedHealth bid for Change Healthcare may proceed, judge rules

Humana appeases Wall Street with big projections of Medicare Advantage growth

Experts urge Medicare to overhaul secretive panel that helps determine doctors’ pay

Illumina wins case against FTC in bid to hold onto early cancer detection company Grail

As medical device companies look to snap up Medicare dollars, potential conflicts lurk

Amazon and One Medical: Minding the data gaps

The private equity firms, like Blackstone and KKR, behind 8 of the biggest names in autism therapy

Parents and clinicians say private equity’s profit fixation is short-changing kids with autism

One Medical’s dueling offers from Amazon and CVS signal a start to health tech bidding wars

Federal judge dismisses doctor’s case that argued surprise billing law was unconstitutional

Health care industry swarms Washington as surprise billing rules get ironed out

Nursing home chain’s tangled corporate structure and bankruptcy threats stymied litigation

Hospitals win higher payments from Medicare after lobbying campaign

Edwards Lifesciences chief tops list of highest-paid medical device CEOs

HCA Healthcare, Cigna chiefs top the lists of best-paid CEOs among providers, insurers

Biotech employees cash in health care’s largest salaries, while people working at providers sit near the bottom

Health care’s high rollers: As the pandemic raged, CEOs’ earnings surged

HCA, Steward abandon hospital deal in another win for FTC

Many Blue Cross Blue Shield plans aren’t paying taxes — and instead are swimming in refunds

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