On average, 16 percent of inpatient stays and 18 percent of emergency visits left a patient with at least one out-of-network charge.

The mammoth piece of legislation would target nearly every area of the health care industry for reform, including prescription drugs, transparency and health information.

A comprehensive piece of drug-pricing legislation could be introduced by mid-June by the Senate Finance Committee.

Lawmakers are digging in on investigations into high drug prices, but the pharma industry does not look to be very cooperative.

The health care industry created 32,000 jobs in November, adding to the 328,000 health care positions created since early 2017.

The bipartisan proposal would protect patients from surprise bills and high charges from out-of-network hospitals or doctors.

Determined to explore more avenues to curb price hikes, the administration is signaling that it is willing to consider what the industry regards as something of a nuclear option.

Data-broker companies can easily combine data to create “mosaics” about our health and health status, and such personal information is in high demand.