Diana Manos

The Department of Health and Human Services has made available more than $100 million in funding for up to 75 community transformation grants. HHS officials said the grants, funded by the Affordable Care Act, are aimed at helping communities reduce chronic diseases.

A U.S. federal appeals court in Virginia heard arguments Tuesday on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.

Highmark Inc. recently announced it would launch a two-year, patient-centered medical home pilot project.

Consumer Watchdog, a non-partisan consumer advocacy group, has called on the administration of President Barack Obama to make health reform waivers "the exception, not the rule."

The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new program, developed under the Affordable Care Act, that's aimed at eliminating medical errors and reducing healthcare costs on a national scale.

Is it too early to start thinking about the 2012 elections and potential candidates' takes on healthcare? I don't think so.

Congress has approved the repeal of a provision in the Affordable Care Act that would have required small businesses, including physicians, to file an IRS 1099 form starting in 2012 for each vendor purchase of $600 or more.

In an April 13 televised speech, President Barack Obama outlined his plan for reducing the federal deficit and cutting Medicare costs. Unlike the GOP plan, he said, his plan would "use a scalpel, not the machete."

The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee is looking at ways to move beyond the Sustainable Growth Rate formula, the current method of paying Medicare physicians.

Fifteen percent of U.S. nursing homes receive deficiency citations for infection control each year, according to a new study.