Bernie Monegain

The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded nearly $49 million to help 48 states and the District of Columbia plan for health insurance exchanges - competitive, consumer-centered private health insurance marketplaces called for in the Affordable Care Act.

The federal government will give healthcare workforce training a boost with $130.8 million in grants, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Friday.

An alliance that claims more than 2,300 community-based hospitals as members is pressing Congress to fix the final rule on meaningful use to ensure that every hospital receives its fair share of incentive payments provided under the HITECH Act.

President Barack Obama put Donald Berwick, MD, at the helm of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on July 7 while Congress was in recess.

Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee are calling on their leader to set a confirmation hearing for the man who has taken the reins of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, which has an $800 billion annual budget.

President Barack Obama's recess appointment of Harvard Medical School Professor Donald Berwick, MD, to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is drawing praise from healthcare leaders across the country who view him as a strong choice for leading the $800 billion agency with more than 90 million enrollees.

President Barack Obama is expected on Wednesday to put Donald Berwick, MD, at the helm of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services while Congress is in recess.

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has announced a $250,000 settlement - the first of its kind in the country - with healthcare insurer Health Net and its affiliates over health data security breaches.

The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a new Web site Thursday that officials say will help consumers take control of their healthcare, connecting them to information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable coverage.