A new report by the Healthcare Financial Management Association shows a deteriorating relationship between providers and payers.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, according to Reuters.

Pharmaceutical distributor Cardinal Health is eyeing an expanded footprint in the specialty medicine space through the planned acquisitions of GI Alliance (GIA) and Advanced Diabetes Supply Group (DSG).

The American Medical Association has voted to support greater oversight of nonprofit hospitals’ charity care policies that justify their tax-exempt status. The AMA wants a standardization of the financial assistance process as current criteria varies across hospitals, making the benefit inaccessible to some patients who are eligible.

Drugmaker Johnson and Johnson is suing the Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration for blocking its new 340B rebate model, and is seeking to verify the legality of its plan.