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President-elect Donald J. Trump could make big changes to the Veterans Affairs medical care, according to the New York Times.

From 1996 to 2013, U.S. healthcare spending on children increased significantly, according to a study published in JAMA.

Social risk factors like income, education, race and ethnicity could have profound effects on value-based care, according to a HHS report.

As Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna awaits a ruling over its potential merger with Louisville, Ky.-based Humana, its accountable care organizations continue to impress, according to a report from Zacks Equity Research.

Insurers spanning the nation have made headlines over the past year for pulling out of ACA exchanges, leaving many to worry that prices would soar for several Americans. However, Avalere Health analyzed data that showed fewer options may not mean…

A CMS spokesperson told American Hospital Association News Now the agency will not finalize Medicare Part B's payment proposal during President Barack Obama's administration, according to an AHA News Now press release.

Medscape pointed out that Tom Price, MD, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the HHS, hasn't supported Medicare's initiatives on bundled payments in the past.

The Motley Fool analyzed survey data to compile the three things Americans like and dislike about the ACA, Nasdaq reports.

After the Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna and Louisville, Ky.-based Humana antitrust case concluded yesterday, the two companies agreed to extend the end date of the merger agreement past the expected date of the judge's decision, Reuters reports.

A study in the American Journal of Medical Quality examined if hospital size affected CMS' value-based penalties.