Diana Manos

Federal pay-for-performance demonstrations continue to back what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is calling a strong case for changing the way hospitals and doctors are paid under Medicare.

As Congress wrestles with how to improve care and lower costs, fourth-year results from the nation's largest hospital pay-for-performance program has federal leaders hopeful that P4P may be an answer.

New hospital ratings by Consumer Reports reveal that hospitals owned and operated by physicians rank among the best in the country.

Medicare Advantage plans are being paid $11 billion more than it would cost to cover the same beneficiaries in regular fee-for-service Medicare, according to a new study.

A new report on diabetes by the National Conference of State Legislatures is meant to help consumers, health providers and lawmakers with a disease affecting some 24 million Americans and costing $174 billion annually.

A report issued by the Department of Health and Human Services indicates the current health insurance system "leaves millions behind" due to coverage denial practices.

The White House has launched a new Web site called "Health Insurance Reform Reality Check."

Congressional proposals to reform the health system could help uninsured young adults gain coverage and prevent others from losing it, according to the Commonwealth Fund.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a Friday Webcast that healthcare costs are prohibiting American companies from playing in the global market and straining the American economy.

The Senate has only today left to hammer out a potential health reform package before it goes on summer recess.