Chelsey Ledue

Americans' confidence in their ability to obtain and afford healthcare continued its decline in November, according to a consumer sentiment index by Thomson Reuters.

Walgreens has agreed to donate $10 million in vouchers for free flu shots to 350,000 eligible uninsured and underserved people in 15 markets across the country.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it will begin using Medicare's standard payment rates for certain medical procedures performed by non-VA providers on Feb. 16, 2011.

Illinois hospitals contributed annual community benefits of nearly $4.9 billion in programs and services in fiscal years 2008-09, according to the fourth annual report issued by the Illinois Hospital Association.

Thirty-three programs have been named finalists for the 2010 Hospital Charitable Service Awards.

Officials broke ground Monday on the new $534 million Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, Texas.

An analysis of 2004 national healthcare spending by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reveals some gender delineations.

Managed Health Services Indiana, the Centene Corporation's health maintenance organization, has achieved national Health Plan Accreditation with a commendable status from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

Americans remain "deeply divided" over the nation's healthcare reform package, with 40 percent of adults wanting to repeal all or most of the legislation and 31 percent in favor of keeping all or most of the reforms, according to a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll.

From hotel-style room service to massage therapy to magnificent views, hospitals are increasingly touting their luxury services in a bid to gain market share, especially in competitive urban markets, according to an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine.