Chelsey Ledue
The National Community Pharmacists Association has presented two proposals to the Department of Treasury in an effort to amend new flexible spending account regulations.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is being asked to convince the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to spare life-saving radiation oncology services from a Medicare funding cut proposed for diagnostic imaging services.
Vice President Joe Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius have released “Health Insurance Reform and Medicare: Making Medicare Stronger for America’s Seniors.”
The U.S. Senate could increase the number of Americans with health insurance by tens of millions - at no cost to taxpayers - by rejecting cap-and-trade legislation passed by the U.S. House, according to The National Center for Public Policy Research.
According to the California Association of Physician Groups, Accountable Care Organizations could help control healthcare costs “by transcending the old model of fee-for-service charges by doctors and accelerating ‘outcome-based’ medicine and adoption of health information technology.”
Distress and fatigue among medical residents are contributing to self-perceived medical errors, according to Mayo Clinic researchers.
A new Web site is designed to help safety-net clinics learn about the latest thinking in building design.
Nearly 40,000 Los Angeles County seniors and people living with disabilities who rely on the state's In-Home Supportive Services program for vital care will lose care hours due to budget cuts.
Only 32.4 percent of the public supports President Barack Obama's healthcare reform proposal, according to a survey commissioned by global strategic branding firm Siegel+Gale.
Employers say they won't absorb additional costs that result from reform and plan to take actions to avoid doing so, including reducing benefits, raising prices for customers and/or reducing their head count, according to a survey conducted by Towers Perrin.