Diana Manos

A new report by the Business Roundtable indicates key components of healthcare reform could slow the growth of healthcare costs.

A new report from the American Hospital Association indicates hospitals are continuing to struggle financially due to the economic depression.

Representatives who voted against the House healthcare reform legislation late Saturday night have received $2.3 million more in campaign donations from health insurance interests than those who voted in favor of the legislation to overhaul of the nation's healthcare system, according to a coalition of campaign reform groups.

Healthcare stakeholder groups have praised the House's passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act but eagerly anticipate a companion bill that could repeal the "broken physician payment formula."

THE DEBATE over healthcare reform seems to be focusing on personal fears and the bottom line. The Congressional Budget Office is responsible for “scoring” legislation. That is, they analyze the cost of a bill in an overall way, balancing the initial costs with the expected savings in the future.

While there is widespread support on Capitol Hill for fixing the complicated payment formula used to reimburse physicians who participate in Medicare, an October 21 Senate vote shows there is no consensus on how to do that.

With a House vote on the health reform package looming and Democrats still scrambling for support, the legislation got a much-needed nod of support Thursday from doctors and seniors.

As debate continues on Capitol Hill over how to decrease the number of uninsured, health plans have been pursuing strategies to entice individuals who don't have employer-sponsored coverage to buy insurance.

At the request of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission will delay the enforcement of the "Red Flags Rule" until June 1, 2010, for financial institutions and creditors subject to enforcement by the FTC.

Among the roughly 4 percent of covered Americans who have consumer-driven health plans, contributions to the plans by their employers are shifting, a new study shows.