Diana Manos

Even in states with laws that require damage caps in malpractice suits, physicians are concerned about being sued, according to a new study.

A study in the September issue of Health Affairs finds the cost of malpractice at approximately $55.6 billion a year, or 2.4 percent of annual healthcare spending.

Workers on average are paying nearly $4,000 this year for family health coverage - an increase of 14 percent, or $482, over last year, according to a new study.

While many are still debating whether the Affordable Care Act will strengthen or break down the employer-based health system, a new study by the Rand Corporation finds the ACA will strengthen it.

In the latest clash between states and the federal government over the Affordable Care Act, a District Court judge in Virginia has denied the federal government's motion to drop a lawsuit filed by Virginia's attorney general against the Department of Health and Human Services.

St. Vincent's HealthCare in Jacksonville, Fla., has announced it will help the city's major employers set up onsite health centers.

On July 13, federal officials issued the final rule on how providers should demonstrate meaningful use of electronic health records if they want to qualify for federal incentives in 2011.

Congress is considering taking action on an application of the meaningful use rule in healthcare reform efforts that hospitals say will cost them millions of dollars in incentives.

Federal officials are combining forces, launching unprecedented sting operations and announcing they will be tougher than ever on Medicare and Medicaid fraud.

Forty health systems have joined the Premier healthcare alliance's Accountable Care Organization Readiness Collaborative, which is intended to help health systems prepare to become ACOs.