Diana Manos

In its June report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) said the government should change the way it pays Medicare providers.

Facing staunch Republican opposition and growing public anxiety over his health reform plan, President Barack Obama took the opportunity in June to gather physician support and intensify his promotion of health reform.

Congressional leaders have promised President Barack Obama they will come up with a comprehensive healthcare reform bill by Oct. 1, and as Congressional panels and party leaders began their campaigns in earnest, the heat on both sides of the aisle is mounting.

President Obama called on "ordinary Americans" to support his battle to reform the nation's healthcare system in a Wednesday town hall meeting on healthcare hosted by the Northern Virginia Community College.

A report released Tuesday by the Institute of Medicine recommends 100 health topics that should get priority attention and funding from a new national research effort to identify which healthcare services work best.

Wal-Mart, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the Center for American Progress are urging President Barack Obama and Congress to move forward on health reform.

In its annual state-by-state quality data, released last Friday, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality continues to give states mixed reviews for the quality of care they provide.

A Commonwealth Fund study shows how Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs have found ways to build medical homes to cut costs and improve care.

A new study released Wednesday by the Commonwealth Fund finds a national insurance exchange could reduce national health expenditures by an estimated $1.2 trillion.

A federal fraud strike force announced Thursday it will bring charges against 53 individuals in the Detroit and Miami area - including doctors, healthcare executives and beneficiaries - for more than $50 million in alleged Medicare false billing.