Diana Manos

Employers who blend value-based health insurance with the medical home model will save money and improve outcomes, according to a new study.

President Barack Obama will soon nominate Donald Berwick, MD, to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to a statement released Saturday by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee.

Congress approved a healthcare reform "fix" bill on Thursday, completing the healthcare overhaul victory for Democrats. The fix bill adds changes that House Democrats had wanted in the healthcare reform law that was passed by the House on March 21.

In an address Thursday to the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, John Lechleiter, chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company, called for societies to think about healthcare reform in a new way.

Women aged 55 and older are projected to make up 30 percent of the nation's direct-care workforce by 2018 – up from 22 percent 10 years ago, according to PHI's recent analysis of employment demographics for direct-care workers.

Without Republican votes, the House voted late Sunday night to approve a healthcare reform package passed by the Senate on Christmas Eve.

With House Democrats releasing final updates to the healthcare reform package on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is pushing for a vote as early as Saturday – if Democrats can be assured they have the votes needed to pass the legislation.

As Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill scramble to find votes to pass a healthcare overhaul bill as early as this weekend, America's Health Insurance Plans has launched a nationwide campaign to warn America that premiums will go up if the bill is passed.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday $162 million in awards to 16 states and qualified state designated entities for the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program.

The Senate voted on Wednesday to delay a 21 percent Medicare physician pay cut until Oct. 1.