Diana Manos

A new study by the Department of Health and Human Services indicates 129 million Americans under age 65 have a pre-existing condition that could render them unable to afford or to qualify for health insurance without the safety provided under the Affordable Care Act.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission voted last week to recommend to Congress a 1 percent increase in Medicare hospital inpatient and hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates for 2012, in addition to a 1 percent pay rate increase for physicians.

A.M. Best announced Monday that it is maintaining a negative outlook for the health insurance industry.

The Cleveland Clinic plans to create a program that would focus on patient-physician collaboration.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has postponed Wednesday's vote on a bill to repeal healthcare reform following the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and 19 others at a public event Saturday in Tucson.

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) announced Thursday that the committee will hold hearings to examine how the health reform law benefits Americans.

The 112th Congress met for the first time on Wednesday, with Republicans making their first order of business a repeal of the healthcare reform law.

The Puget Sound Health Alliance has announced that 12 teams from six hospitals across Washington will participate in a nationwide effort to improve healthcare quality.

CVS Caremark has announced plans to purchase Universal American's Medicare Part D business for approximately $1.2 billion.

The Office of the Inspector General has discovered that some nursing homes are charging Medicare more then they should for resource utilization groups, and they want to put a stop to it.