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Several Republican governors are drafting a compromise plan asking their peers in Congress to preserve the ACA's Medicaid expansion, Bloomberg reports.

Abilene (Texas) Regional Medical Center performed its 1,000th robotic assisted surgery using the da Vinci Si, Big Country Home Page reports. 

Endoscopy procedures dominate the practice of most gastroenterologists in U.S. The common types, upper endoscopy and colonoscopy, are mostly performed in ambulatory care centers and offices. ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography) is different. It is substantially more dangerous, and is…

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center assessed the conditions that accounted for the highest number of unplanned hospital readmissions within 30 days, with sepsis leading the pack, according to MedPage Today.

The question concerning vaccination's effectiveness is spurring heated discussion across the country, prompting a group of legislators to pen a letter advocating on vaccination's behalf, Roll Call reports.

The medical community is divided on whether they support or oppose President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead HHS — Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.), according to MedPage Today.

Judge John Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled against Aetna's proposed Humana deal on Jan. 23, 2017, causing the companies' shares to fall, according to CNBC.

In a mutual decision, Aetna and Humana opted to end their merger agreement after Judge John Bates of the U.S. District Court ruled in favor of the Department of Justice and blocked the deal.

Healthcare is transitioning to a model focused on value and surgery centers failing to employ a patient-centric outlook may not bode well moving forward. Sandy Berreth, RN, administrator at Sansum Clinic Foothill Surgical Center in Santa Barbara, Calif., has worked…

Researchers spanning the globe are continually working to combat antibiotic-resistant organisms, with providers facing more pressure to limit antibiotic prescriptions.