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A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced a bill that would expand telemedicine coverage for Medicare and Medicaid patients, and adjust payments for certain telehealth services.

Cigna is expanding its role in mobile health through a new partnership with Samsung, which itself is trying to expand in healthcare.

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced a bill that would strengthen Medicare and Medicaid through expanded telemedicine coverage and adjust payments for certain telehealth services.

The number of applications submitted for coverage through the health insurance exchanges has to date exceeded enrollment in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program for seniors during its launch, according to an analysis from Avalere Health.

As hospitals work to figure out how to reduce unplanned 30-day readmissions, a new analysis examines what some hospitals are doing.

As hospitals work to figure out how to reduce unplanned 30-day readmissions, a new analysis examines what some hospitals are doing to improve quality and lowering costs.

Amid the upheaval of insurance exchanges, the Department of Health and Human Services is also negotiating waivers with states, from highly integrated Medicaid policies, as in Oregon, to consumer-directed Medicaid models in the Midwest.

The Obama administration said Thursday that 700,000 people have completed applications for coverage in the health law's new marketplaces -- a key step before people can begin shopping for insurance plans.

A UnitedHealth Group executive is leaving to run the United Kingdom's National Health Service, a long-heralded institution that in some parts of the country is facing a crisis of finances and quality of care.

The main contractors for Healthcare.gov were interrogated, scrutinized and criticized Oct. 24 by members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, days after the Obama Administration called in a "fix it" team amid growing public frustration with the site's problems.