AP — Federal authorities on Thursday arrested eight people in and around Los Angeles in connection with various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million. Five of the cases involve hospice care centers in the Los Angeles area of Glendale, Artesia, Tarzana, and Simi Valley that are suspected of billing Medicare for patients who were … Read more
I really can’t remember the last time I saw a fax machine. But maybe that’s because I don’t work in the medical field. “Yes, in 2026, fax will be still It is probably the most common way to send documents between primary care and specialty clinics,” said Jaimal Soni, co-founder and CEO of Insight Health. … Read more
Congresswoman Doris Matsui (second from left) speaks at the CA District 7 Congressional Candidates Forum held at the Coloma Center in Sacramento on Thursday, April 2, 2026. Candidates from left listen: Enayat Nazat, Zakaria Wooden, Ralph Nwobi, Mai Vann, and Robbie Morin. Hannah Lehoff hruhoff@sacbee.com Longtime U.S. Rep Doris Matsui and challenger Mai Vang clashed … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Two-year-old Bain Brandon has type 1 diabetes and needs insulin to survive. However, even with health insurance, the price is not cheap. Mother Marley Brandon, 29, said it cost her parents $194 last week to buy a month’s supply of insulin vials and a three-month supply of back-up pens for her … Read more
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers has indicated he would roll back some key provisions of the Affordable Care Act. He proposed eliminating inexpensive preventive care and reinventing a form of high-risk insurance pool. Health care has emerged as a key issue in the U.S. Senate race, with Democrats focused on expanding the role of … Read more
BRIGHTON, MI — The opening of a new hospital in Brighton is just weeks away, which means the hospital in Howell will also close. Top officials from Trinity Health Livingston toured the new four-story, 174,000-square-foot hospital with the media on Thursday, April 2. The hospital will be an addition to the existing Trinity Health Medical … Read more
April 2, 2026 This article is sponsored by Avera Health. As oncology research and medicine advance, Avera specializes in cancer care to ensure patients receive the most cutting-edge and personalized care possible. Specialization in cancer treatment involves oncologists becoming experts by focusing on specific types of cancer. Oncologists can specialize through a special interest in … Read more
Many people are looking for ways to improve, maintain, and prolong their brain health. Check out the seemingly endless self-help books, podcasts, phone apps, TikTok, and Instagram Reels dedicated to this subject. And frankly, it makes sense. Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are conditions that essentially involve a loss of one’s identity and sense of time … Read more
Surprising symptoms of lung diseaseJose Carlos Cerdeno Martinez – Getty Images If seemingly normal symptoms like acid reflux, shortness of breath, or a persistent cough keep coming and going, it might just be because you had a stressful dinner of spicy Indian food with your in-laws while you were recovering from the flu. But doctors … Read more
“We’re seeing a shift to more expensive prescription drugs, a shift to more expensive imaging modalities, and a shift to more expensive treatment settings for routine screening colonoscopies,” Auerbach said. “We’ve been reporting on rising rates of caesarean sections in low-risk births, and finally, some very expensive surgeries are increasing rapidly.” The average cost for … Read more