Diana Manos

Wednesday's heated House Ways and Means Committee hearing may provide a glimpse into the battles ahead in health reform as Congress works toward a June deadline.

Diagnostic companies may be particularly positioned to profit from personalized medicine if new payment models end up in their favor, according to a new report.

Universal coverage could help "significantly" reduce health disparities, according to a Commonwealth Fund-supported study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Key Senate leaders have confirmed their commitment to write legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system by early June.

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was confirmed Tuesday morning by the Senate Finance Committee to join President Barack Obama's cabinet as the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary.

Congress has urged the White House Office of Health Reform, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Department of Health and Human Services to review and rescind the controversial competitive bidding rule before it is scheduled to go into effect on Saturday.

Nancy-Ann DeParle, the new White House healthcare policy czar, says the Obama administration is striving for a bipartisan consensus on healthcare reform.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) announced Tuesday the schedule for a series of roundtables on the financial aspects of healthcare reform.

HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that more employers are opting for consumer-driven health plans as a way to reduce costs during the economic depression.

President Barack Obama has issued executive orders to establish a new White House Office of Health Reform, to be headed by Nancy-Ann DeParle.