Diana Manos

Hospital designers are turning to nurses to help design better care space, according to a new report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

State policy experts have named healthcare reform as one of the top issues that state lawmakers should expect to face in 2011.

Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, is pressuring the Obama administration to defend how it has spent money fighting Medicare fraud.

As the December 31 Medicare open enrollment deadline grows closer, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reports record-level enrollment activity from seniors.

Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in Georgia, Missouri, New York and Virginia have reported that they donated more than a million dollars apiece to charities in 2010.

The Geisinger Health System and Highmark have reached agreement on a new four-year contract, effective Jan. 1, 2011. The current agreement had been set to expire on Dec. 31, 2010.

A new report by the Government Accountability Office has found that the Federal Communications Commission is falling short on managing the telecommunication needs of rural healthcare providers.

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced new requirements for State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) grants.

In a new sample audit of Medicaid payments, the Office of the Inspector General found the government "inappropriately paid" 6.5 million claims for a total of $724 million. The claims were for personal care service provided by attendants who didn't have proof of federally required qualifications.

Using mediation prior to medical malpractice lawsuits can often save money and smooth the way for settlement, but doctors, hospitals and lawyers remain wary of it, a new study says.