Private-equity firms’ rapid pace of health care acquisitions have prompted discussions about their influence on the US health care system. Policy makers, especially at the state level, are exploring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bill aimed at giving veterans easier access to private doctors using Department of Veterans Affairs funding has advanced out of ...

WASHINGTON — A lack of consistent policies and protocols by the Department of Veterans Affairs for administering private-sector health care for veterans is leading to medical records not being ...

A bill that would place restrictions on private equity transactions involving health systems moved one step forward as state representatives passed the measure and it now moves to the state Senate. By ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has transferred nearly $2 billion in funding for its health care system to pay for care from private providers, the agency told CNN. The reallocation represents a ...

Private equity (PE) in health care is increasingly being viewed as a profit-driven horseman of the apocalypse. While this portrayal is merited in many respects, PE can also play a positive role in ...

When seven expectant mothers in Palm Beach County had their babies delivered by midwives at Florida Woman Care, one of the largest female health care operations in the state, the cost should have been ...

Private health insurance can offer a welcome safety net should you ever want access to medical tests or treatment more quickly than you may be able to secure it through the NHS. It can also mean a ...

A bill aimed at giving veterans easier access to private doctors using Department of Veterans Affairs funding has advanced out of a key House panel after stark partisan debate. Cost issues scuttled a ...