Heart Failure Care Influenced by Insurance Coverage
2011-09-19
Study found those on Medicaid, Medicare fared worse than those with private insuranceContinue Reading
Enrollment Period for Medicare Starts Early This Year
2011-09-15
Premiums for Medicare Advantage program will fall as enrollment rises, officials addContinue Reading
Rising Health Care Costs Hitting Family Pocketbooks
2011-09-08
More than 40 percent of income gains over the last decade now spent on health, study showsContinue Reading
Big Health Plans Can Negotiate Lower Hospital Costs: Study
2011-09-08
Insurance plan consolidation could be an advantage for consumers, researchers sayContinue Reading
Many Use ER for Routine Follow-Up Care After Hospital Discharge
2011-08-29
Uninsured, publicly insured most likely to misuse emergency department for minor issues, study saysContinue Reading
Three-Quarters of U.S. Jobless Can't Afford Health Care: Report
2011-08-24
Affordable Care Act will give newly unemployed more choices for coverage in 2014, authors contendContinue Reading
Number of U.S. Kids With Public Health Insurance Rising
2011-08-19
Fewer children uninsured, likely due to efforts to boost enrollment and retention in programsContinue Reading
Cost of Health Coverage in U.S. May Depend on Where You Live
2011-08-17
Vermont, Massachusetts among the states with highest individual premiums, researchers sayContinue Reading
Many More Kids Hospitalized for Mental Illness: Study
2011-08-15
Adult psychiatric admissions also increased, except among the elderlyContinue Reading
Court Rules Against Insurance Mandate in Obama Health Care Law
2011-08-12
Divided panel says mandate violates rights; final decision may come from Supreme Court, experts sayContinue Reading
Feds Outline Rules for States' Insurance Exchanges
2011-08-12
$185 million awarded to speed up creation of ‘one-stop’ marketplaces for health plansContinue Reading
Insurance Premiums Vary Widely From State to State
2011-08-12
Alabama had the lowest average premiums, while Massachusetts and Vermont had the highest in 2010Continue Reading
No Increase in Medicare Drug Premiums in 2012
2011-08-04
HHS officials credit savings on new health care reform law, but critics aren’t impressedContinue Reading
Health Plans Much Costlier for Docs in U.S. Than Canada: Study
2011-08-04
U.S. physicians spend almost four times as much dealing with insurers and payersContinue Reading