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If Congress had known in 1965 how expensive Medicare would become, it might not have approved the program in the first place. So Lyndon Johnson made sure it didn’t know.

The Medical Group Management Association has released the results of its annual survey of member satisfaction with major health plans, which shows Medicare Part B topping the list in most of the categories.

Healthcare reform is a hot topic at this years’ Medical Group Management Association Annual Conference in New Orleans. Everyone is playing the waiting game, but much speculation has been heard during educational sessions.

The use of social networking in healthcare is fostering greater online collaboration that can lead to improved health outcomes and drive down costs, according to a new report from the Healthcare Performance Management (HPM) Institute.

HealthPartners, the nation's largest consumer-governed, nonprofit healthcare organization, has launched virtuwell.

As the federal government moves forward with plans to encourage accountable care organizations, experts are warning that some ACOs could raise healthcare costs rather than lower them.

Two Miami healthcare companies and four owners and senior managers of the companies have been indicted on charges of participating in a $200 million Medicare fraud scheme involving mental health services.

Aided by its electronic health record system, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia has the highest breast cancer-screening rate for eligible women ages 42 to 69 among the health plans reporting to the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA).

Americans' confidence in their ability to obtain and afford healthcare rose for the second consecutive month in September, according to a consumer sentiment index produced by Thomson Reuters.

Six Fortune 500 companies and Massachusetts have launched Catalyst for Payment Reform, a non-profit organization focused on helping large employers use their leverage to accelerate healthcare payment reforms.