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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is offering businesses long-awaited guidance on employee wellness programs, condoning controversial financial incentives while also raising some questions about other practices.

In an effort to make comparing hospitals more like shopping for refrigerators and restaurants, the federal government has awarded its first star ratings to hospitals based on patients' appraisals.

Greater Philadelphia's largest insurer ended 2014 with a healthy margin, if one lower than a year before, and a portfolio full of new products and ventures.

American healthcare does not need more technology, but leaders to think about systematic problems and how to create solutions for consumers, argues the CEO of Humana.

The SGR repeal legislation could kill the proverbial two birds with one stone, replacing once and for all the unpopular SGR, while also supporting the Department of Health and Human Services' push for fee for value in general and ACOs in particular.

Though new Medicare LTAC regulations are challenging health systems, they're a big opportunity for giants in the long-term care business.

A fresh stream of data is raising some concerns about a new class of diabetes medicines and their relation to long-term heart health.

We are now in the Golden Age of government-sponsored health programs, and the opportunities and challenges that come with this shift have never been greater.

UnitedHealthcare is testing the waters of consumer rewards and digital engagement, in a new partnership with Walgreens that's aiming to spur better health choices.

A sustainable Medicare payment for home-based medicine is on the horizon, and some insurers are already major backers of the service. But health plans could be doing more, especially in Medicare Advantage.