Thousands of nurses at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California plan to walk off the job amid heated contract negotiations, according to Napa Valley Register.

A study from the Urban Institute finds that healthcare premiums throughout the U.S. will remain flat or drop during 2015, reports The Hill.

In the largest Massachusetts hospital closure in a decade, Steward Health Care System announced the imminent closure of Quincy Medical Center, reports the Boston Globe.

Sixty-one percent of chief financial officers at self-identified struggling hospitals anticipate losing their jobs within two years, reports Becker’s Healthcare.

Hospitals and insurance companies are raking in profits thanks to the Affordable Care Act, reports CNBC.

Stryker Orthopaedics, a producer of artificial hip implants, has reached a settlement with thousands of patient lawsuits involving the now-recalled all-metal devices for about $1 billion, according to The New York Times.

Researchers are suggesting that giving Americans a sense of purpose can help reduce U.S. healthcare costs, according to Los Angeles Times.

Dignity Health, a Northern California hospital chain, agreed to pay $37 million to settle allegations that it overcharged the federal Medicare program, reports San Jose Mercury News.