Chris Anderson
Health insurer WellPoint announced today that it has reached an agreement with IBM to develop the first commercial applications of the IBM Watson technology aimed at providing evidence-based information to providers to improve patient care and delivery.
Last month’s decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta that struck down the individual insurance mandate has finally put the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on course for what has been inevitable from the beginning: a date with the justices of the United States Supreme Court.
The University of Kansas School of Medicine recently opened the smallest full-time medical school in the country in Salina aimed at encouraging medical students to practice in underserved rural communities.
Healthcare industry watchers are bracing for cuts to government sponsored healthcare programs once the so-called “Super Committee” begins working on ways to slash another $1.5 trillion from the budget over the next ten years.
Increased consolidation of health plans could benefit consumers by helping to drive hospital costs lower, according to a new study by RAND Corp.
As "consumerism" is taking an increasing role in controlling healthcare costs, Consumer Reports will publish a story in its October issue detailing strategies consumers can use to haggle for lower prices with doctors and hospitals.
California Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) pulled his insurance rate regulation bill, AB 52, on Wednesday before a state Senate vote stating there were not enough Democratic Senators lined up to pass the measure.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a rule Wednesday for its 2011 Medicare Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program that pushed back a deadline for physicians seeking a hardship waiver to Nov 1.
A new AHCA and Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care multi-month media campaign says preserving federal funds for skilled nursing and rehabilitative care will preserve both access to care and jobs.
A new survey conducted by Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City shows that only 54 percent of parents feel it is "very important" to seek medical attention for their overweight children.