Along with cuts to Medicaid, the bill could slash nearly $500 billion in Medicare funding over the next decade, according to a May 20 report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. 3.

Two Democratic senators and a representative reintroduced a bill May 12 that would create minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios at hospitals across the country. Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif ...

A state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require hospitals to publish cost reports on their website, the latest in an ongoing struggle to boost price transparency for patients.