Community Benefit

It will be up to state officials and Congress to help consumers who can’t afford health insurance if the Supreme Court strikes down health law subsidies for millions of Americans, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said Wednesday.

Seven organizations scored $250,000 over two years to expand their projects while 11 organizations received $75,000 to start budding projects.

Entrepreneur claims direct-to-consumer laboratory testing and price transparency are an integral piece of health reform and a solution to America's disease and cost problems.

California is asking the federal government for permission to use Medicaid money to help put the most medically fragile homeless people in housing.

Invitae has rolled out a one-price-fits-all payment model for its range of tests, charging a set $475 for any test for patients who don't go through their health insurance.

Assistant Secretary Jan Frye claims VA improperly spent at least $5 billion a year on medical equipment, sparking inquiry.

With out-of-pocket costs for patients increasing due to the popularity of high deductible health plans, and with so few purchasers taking advantage of health savings accounts, the risk of bad debt and charity care has increased for healthcare providers.

About 186,000 people in Louisiana signed up for health insurance under the law and almost all of them got help from the federal government to pay their premiums.

Lakewood Hospital, like others, has fewer patients and they aren't staying as long -- which can cut into revenues.

The money, set aside under the Affordable Care Act, will help establish centers in 33 states and two U.S. territories, increasing access to primary healthcare services for nearly 650,000 people in communities that need them most.