Diana Manos

Union officials say more than 70 percent of the registered nurses of Boston's Tufts Medical Center voted Thursday night to authorize a 24-hour strike over patient care conditions.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday outlined his plan for reducing the federal deficit and cutting Medicare costs. Unlike the GOP plan, his plan would "use a scalpel, not the machete," he said.

There is one small part of the Affordable Care Act that both Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on: A repeal of a provision that requires small businesses, including physicians, to file an IRS 1099 form for each vendor purchase of $600 or more.

Those keeping watch over the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program say the audits haven’t been as bad as was originally feared.

What a year it has been for the Accountable Care Act. In commemoration of the law's first birthday on March 23, here's a glimpse of the year in quotes.

Hospitals are falling short of the Joint Commission's language access requirements for patients with limited English, according to a new report.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is calling for a one percent pay increase for physicians.

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.

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 for each vendor purchase of $600 or more.

A white paper released by MedeAnalytics shows health insurance plans should benefit from the proposed rule on accountable care organizations.