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Covered California has unveiled health plan quality ratings to help guide insurance shoppers, ahead of most other states and the federal government.

WellPoint reported that fourth-quarter 2013 earnings fell nearly 68 percent on higher costs related to the sale of its contact lens business, but revenues rose on increased use of medical services towards the end of the year.

Harnessing foreign-born and -educated workers can help hospitals solve workforce challenges, as well as cost concerns.

Back in the early 2000s, Mid-State Health Center was in dire need. The new CEO knew something had to be done immediately, but the facility didn't have access to appropriate funding. So, the CEO got creative.

A U.S. district court judge ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission in an antitrust case that may shape the future of hospital acquisitions of physician groups.

A U.S. district court judge ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission in an antitrust case that may shape the future of hospital acquisitions of physician groups.

With Maryland Health Connection's website still dysfunctional, the exchange's board is turning to traditional and online brokers to salvage the public marketplace program.

Continued uncertainty and regulatory surprises in the evolution of the Affordable Care Act have prompted Moody's to change its outlook of the health insurance industry for the worse, but not for every company.

Hard numbers for return on investment in health IT aren't always measurable, at least in a direct way. Instead, healthcare organizations need to look at both "hard" and "soft" savings when considering a system's ROI.

A survey of Medicare ACOs after their first year in operations suggests that all parties, government and private sector health organizations, have improvements to make in the coming years, especially when it comes to sharing data.