Chelsey Ledue
In a survey of 178 companies in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, employers identified affordable healthcare as the greatest obstacle to business expansion.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has asked Anthem Blue Cross to publicly justify an increase in their monthly premiums by up to 39 percent for Californian customers.
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $119 million to states and U.S. territories to combat chronic diseases and promote healthy lifestyles.
Nashville's healthcare leaders say their companies will invest and grow regardless of the fate of healthcare reform in Washington D.C.
About 2.6 million more children have been served by Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program since President Barack Obama signed the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act a year ago.
Growth in national health expenditures may have increased faster last year than the growth in the Gross Domestic Product, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
An attempt by Idaho lawmakers to opt out of federal healthcare reform could cost the state more than $1 billion in matching federal healthcare funds and thousands of jobs.
Medical device manufacturer Atricure, Inc., has agreed to pay $3.76 million to resolve civil claims in a Medicare fraud case.
Providers can leverage a UnitedHealthcare prescription drug program that offers $20 discounts off certain prescription drug co-payments, to boost medication compliance.
Two demonstrations – a community-wide health information exchange in Indiana and an association of community care physician networks in North Carolina – are being implemented to encourage the delivery of improved care to an estimated 130,000 beneficiaries.