Patient Engagement

The ballot proposal would have created a floor and ceiling for commercial payment rates.

Clinics like those at CVS and Walmart move toward more population health and chronic disease management services.

Funds are awarded to organizations in 34 states that have a federally-facilitated marketplace.

FAIR Health, a nonprofit cost transparency and health research company, has launched a free mobile app it says can help improve health insurance literacy, promote transparency in medical and dental costs, and increase healthcare engagement among Connecticut residents.

As the Zika virus spreads both at home and abroad, new information is bringing to light how children, even those who at birth do not show obvious signs of impairment, are likely at a greater risk than previously believed.

Several states now require insurers to keep directories updated at least every quarter, among other guidelines.

As of July 1, the FDA had 4,036 generic drug applications awaiting approval; median time it takes for the FDA to approve a generic is now 47 months.

Nearly 20 percent of Medicare patients return to the hospital within 30 days, costing more than $26 billion annually, federal data shows.

Research suggests that "implicit bias" -- doctors and nurses subtly or subconsciously treating some patients differently than others -- or patients' perception of it could have consequences for people's health.

In fact, researchers said shorter stays often came with higher price tags.