Diana Manos

The Senate Finance Committee is still in a closed-door debate over its healthcare reform bill, one week after finishing a mark-up and voting on amendments to the bill.

Responding to President Barack Obama's claim that funding for proposed healthcare reforms exists within the current system, payers and physicians have different views on where those savings would be found.

One hundred and fifty physicians, some of them promoting a single-payer system, met at the White House Monday to discuss healthcare reform.

Expanding health coverage might not cost as much as policymakers assume, according to a new study.

Cases of swine flu, or A/H1N1, have been increasing, with doctor visits for influenza-like illnesses higher than expected during this time of year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

NOT SINCE 1965 has America seen the kind of healthcare reform revolution that is brewing today.

Diversified Collection Services, the Medicare recovery audit contractor for Region A, will begin audits on durable medical equipment billed to Medicare, bringing the RAC program live nationwide.

The Senate Finance Committee is considering a measure to open up drug negotiating and pricing for government monitoring.

The Senate Finance Committee voted in late September to reject an amendment including a public health insurance option in the healthcare reform bill.

The Senate Finance Committee has rejected the option of reforming healthcare through the creation of a government-run health insurance program in a 15-8 vote.