Fight Erupts Over Rules Issued for ‘Mental Health Parity’ Insurance Law

Florida Suit Poses a Challenge to Health Care Law

New Healthcare Bill of Rights to Be Issued Soon

VA Assigns Levels of Inpatient Surgery Services

What Defines a ‘Grandfathered’ Health Insurance Plan

AMA Bashes Health Insurer Monopolies in Many Markets

Burden higher for nonprofit hospitals, Illinois Supreme Court says

Caesarean Births Are at a High in U.S.

CT AG Charges Antitrust Practices in Health Insurance Industry

Florida No. 1 in heart disease hospitalizations

Hospitals Could Save Millions By Eliminating Five Hospital-Acquired Conditions

Massachusetts Investigating Wide Disparities in Hospital, Provider Reimbursements

AHIP Hospital Consolidation is Driving Health Costs

NBGH study examines hospital cost-shifting

NBGH study examines hospital cost-shifting

Pricey imaging pushes up health costs in Massachusetts

Putting a Dollar Figure on a Doctor’s Worth to a Hospital

Spending on the insured rises

White House Provides $4.3B to Help States with Drug Costs

AG finds clout of hospitals drives cost

Another Way to Look at Those Health-Spending Numbers

Cardiologists battle Medicare over payment cuts

CMS Names National Accrediting Bodies for Medical Imaging Providers

Kaiser Permanente Charges FDA Drug Approval Process Excludes Healthcare Providers

Kaiser Permanente Charges FDA Drug Approval Process Excludes Healthcare Providers

National Quality Forum Endorses Electronic Data Measures for Quality Improvement

New Data Bank Will Help Hospitals with Background Checks

Provider Organizations Unhappy with Proposed Health IT Rules

Public Health Tab to Hit Milestone

Three Health Reform Sticking Points That Worry House Democrats

MedPAC Regional Variation in Service Use Not Same as Medicare Spending

Senate Democrats Bash Blue Cross Health Reform Report

Two Ways the Senate Bill Will Pay for Healthcare Reform

Employer-Backed Medical Benefits Will Average $10K Next Year

Florida nearly last for the percentage of children covered by health insurance

Health Execs Wary of Ending Fee-for-Service Payments for Docs

High court seeks Obama administration's views on S.F. health care law

Hospitals Find Way to Make Care Cheaper -- Make It Better

Mortality Rates Found Lower Among Top-Rated Hospitals

Obama administration mulls extending COBRA subsidy

That'll Be $418 For Use of the Examining Room

U.S. Losing Ground on Preventable Deaths

Wider Health-Care Access Pays Off

AMA does 180 on health care

Average Health

Government Becoming Insurer for More People

Health care comparisons help show best practices, prices

Health Plan Members Pleased with Their HSAs

Hewitt Associates' Data Reveals U.S. Health Care Cost Increases to Remain Stable for Third Consecutive Year

In Delivering Care, More Isn't Always Better, Experts Say

OIG Gets Proactive in 2010 Work Plan

Patients' Genetic Information Protected with New Federal Rules

Public insurer support fading

Reform Opposition Is High but Easing

Uninsured More Likely to Die

Senate Finance Committee Health Reform Proposal 09-08-09

Hospital pricing in South Florida confuses and dismays

Medicine's Dangerous Guessing Game

Overhaul's Contours Are Starting to Take Shape

California Offers Lessons on Insurance Exchanges

Cutting Repeat Hospital Trips -- Simple Idea, Hard to Pull Off

Injecting Value Into Medical Decisions

Medicare to cap payments amid rampant fraud

Nearly 10% of Health Spending Due to Obesity, Report Says

Spine Surgery Found No Better Than Placebo

Will a Public Option Hurt Insurance Company Profits

AMA Delegate Accused of Forwarding Doctored Photo of Obama

Double failure' at USA's hospitals

Drug Makers Criticized for Co-Pay Subsidies

Feds Find Many Docs Are Using Ultrasounds Too Often, Possibly Fraudulently

Health Reform Bill Features Healthcare-Associated Infections Database

Healthcare Costs for Overweight and Obese Patients Grow

Individual Insurance Market Falls Short for Families

Obama Pushes for New Health Oversight Group

Value Indexing Mayo Wants to Reform Healthcare Quality

CBO Predicts No Major Shift in Employer Coverage Under House Pay-or-Play Provisions

Big Deficits Ahead Unless Health Spending Restrained

Bundling services could be key to cutting care costs

Federal Panel Defines Comparative Effectiveness Research

Five New Chronic Assessment Categories Added to Bridges to Excellence

Health Savings Accounts Come Under Fire

Mental health parity to have minimal impact on costs

New state law may make it easier for some insured to get big bills

State ranks first in health care quality

Study Questions Cancer Drugs' Cost Effectiveness

Wal-Mart Backs Drive to Make Companies Pay for Health Coverage

White House Open to Deal on Public Health Plan

Drug Makers Trim Prices for Health Overhaul

Employer Insurance Mandate Will Increase Jobs And Save Money

Employers' Health-Care Costs to Rise 9% in 2010

Healthcare Consumers Interested in Technology, But Are Not Using it Now

Hospital Industry Bristles at Cuts

Insurance Industry Warns on Health-Care Proposals

MedPAC Suggests Ending Medicare Advantage Overpayments

Obama administration backs Office of National Insurance

Obama Initiatives Hit Speed Bumps On Capitol Hill

Obama's Health Plan Needs Spending Controls, CBO Says

Public Supports Healthcare Reform, But Not Willing to Pay For It

State economic recovery to be rocky

The Unhealthy Accounting of Uninsured Americans

Average Miami family pays $20,000 in health costs

DOJ expands strike forces to target Medicare fraud

Families' average medical costs rise 7.4% - Study

Health Plans Would Add to Controls on Insurers

More Small Firms Drop Health Care

Obama orders review of federal pre-emption in rules

Sebelius Names Office of Health Reform Personnel

Study puts price tag on uninsured

UNC May Require Health Insurance

Agency Urges Patients to Quiz Their Doctors

AHRQ Reports Find Issues with Patient Safety, Racial Disparities

AHRQ study - Frequency and costs of potentially preventable hospitalizations, 2006

Collaborative Program Looks to Prevent Errors Through Data Sharing

Effective medical treatment - $1.1 billion to study 'comparative effectiveness' research and evaluate therapies

ER Docs say HHS Chief 'Uninformed'

South Florida flagged in Medicare fraud report

Wal-Mart Expands Drug Program

Doctors Are Opting Out of Medicare

Drug Makers, Hospitals Raise Prices

Florida universities study plan to require health insurance for all students

Hospitals fall short on safety, quality- Leapfrog

Medicare eyes costs in Miami

Study raises questions about public health plan

Supreme Court refuses to stay S.F. health spending law

2 Miami-Dade doctors, 2 assistants convicted of Medicare fraud

5 million Floridians uninsured for at least a month in 07, 08

AMA to White House - Don't Dictate Care

Blue Cross Official -Medicare Advantage Cuts Will Increase Premiums

Court won’t review ruling on S.F. health care law

Health care overhaul cost may reach $1.5 trillion

Health-Care Battle Set to Focus on Public Plan

In Divide Over Health Care Overhaul, 2 Major Unions Withdraw From a Coalition

Lax scrutiny allowed Medicare fraud to flourish in Miami-Dade

Less of an 'Advantage'

Stimulus Funds Will Boost 'Comparative' Health Research

White House to hold health care forums across U.S..

A warning shot in the healthcare fight

Docs seek gag orders to stop patients' reviews

Finding a Way to Ask Doctors Tough Questions

Recession Likely to Boost Government Outlays on Health Care

Sen. Baucus looking at taxing health benefits

Appeals court rejects disclosure of Medicare data

Court says vaccine not to blame for autism

COBRA expansion approved by House panel

Get hospital infection.. It will cost

Growing Need for Medicaid Strains States

More Americans Skipping Necessary Prescriptions, Survey Finds

After Losing Medicaid Coverage, Many Patients Land in Hospitals

Ailing economy affects hospitals' health

America Losing the Fight With Type 2 Diabetes

Budget Office Sees Hurdles in Financing Health Plans

Congress Set to Renew Health Care for Children

Daschle to Face Tough Questions on Competition in Health Insurance

Fugitives flee South Florida with Medicare millions

Growth rate of health spending slows in U.S.

NBGH backs temporary COBRA subsidies

New low-cost medical insurance option, Cover Florida, starts in January

Obama Team Engages Public on Health Care

Rise in prescription drug deaths renews call for state registry

Tampa Lawmaker's Bill Targets Mental Health

Daschle Will Lead Health Care Overhaul

Economic package to include health tech

Florida's budget deficit jumps by $150 million to $2.3 billion

Insurers Group Proposes Universal Health Care

Obama health stimulus plan could mean $1.8 billion for Florida

Obama Policymakers Turn to Campaign Tools

Surprise Health Bills Make People See Red

Tom Daschle has his own health plan

Another Push for Standards

CDHP members wealthier, healthier - EBRI survey

Health Insurers Offer to Accept All Applicants, on Condition

Health Insurers Prime for New Business With Democratic Rule

Medicare, Medicaid Deficits Loom Over Health Priorities

New U.S. Rule Pares Outpatient Medicaid Services

Political temperature may be just right for healthcare overhaul

Senators Hurry to Keep Health Care in Forefront

U.S. insurance regulation in focus amid meltdown

Amerigroup Seeks Associate Medical Director

Molina Healthcare of FL Gives Back to Local Youth

Bair says FDIC's powers could extend to insurers

Court Blocks White House Push on Medicare Expenses

Doctors on the Diamond

Medicare Battle Looms as Costs Keep Climbling

Suppliers back in business despite Medicare fraud claims

Molina Healthcare of Florida Names President and Chief Medical Officer

CDHP members more cost-conscious, engaged

Fewer Americans get health cover through employers

Florida economy turnaround projected for spring 2010

Half of Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos

Hospitals protest new California rules on patient billing

Infection Control Guidelines Issued

New low-cost health plans to be offered to uninsured

Nonprofit Hospitals Leave The City for Greener Pastures

U.S. Falls Behind Other Developed Countries in Infant Mortality

Uninsured not to blame for ER waits

Doctors pleased with new managed-care law coming to Florida

ERISA doesn't pre-empt San Francisco health mandate

Hospital-acquired illness creates 12% of liability- Study

Mental health parity measures pass, hurdles remain

Probe -Medicare paid billions in suspect claims

Dr. John M. Montgomery (BCBSFL) Receives National Honor

E.R. Patients Often Left Confused After Visits

House Committee Approves Health Care Bills

Mental health parity legislation gains new life

Orlando summit to focus on healthcare reform

Patient-Centered 'Medical Home' Models Lag in Key Areas

Prosthetic parity bill introduced in Senate

Public needs to know vaccines are safe, docs say

While the U.S. Spends Heavily on Health Care, a Study Faults the Quality

CA Legislature enacts no major healthcare overhaul but OKs some key changes

Facing Veto, Democrats Drop Plan for Vote on Child Bill

More Companies Invest In Workers' Health

State to detail plan for 4M uninsured adults

Crist's health insurance plan draws low-cost bid.

Lack of Insurance, High Medical Costs Put More in a Bind

Medicare fraud suspects linked to check-cashing chain

Report Rejects Medicare Boast of Paring Fraud

2 Orlando hospitals win OK for transplants

Report Faults Medicare Audits

Medicare assailed for extent of fraud

Rise in C sections stirs health worry

Unisured to Spend $30 Billion, Study Says

Battle to block release of errors

Congress tight with Medicare anti-fraud funds

Guaranteed health care key plank in Dems' platform

Health care costs seen rising 10 percent in 2009

Older Hispanics find health care lacking

Rx for trouble

While the U.S. Spends Heavily on Health Care, a Study Faults the Quality

Uninsured doctors on the rise in South Florida

'Big' budget deficit ahead for Florida

Medicaid - Keep the incentives

Doctor and Patient, Now at Odds

Health care cost trends leveling- Report

How Changes In Medicare Affect Patients

Insurers Increasingly Going Against Doctors' Orders

Health insurance ambition narrows

Millions With Chronic Disease Get Little to No Treatment

Surgical Errors Cost Almost $1.5B a Year

Business balking at health changes

'Medical home' guide published

Senate Overrides Veto of Medicare Funding

Support for law varies, poll shows

Health coverage to include more uninsured

House-Senate Pact Reached On Mental-Health Bill

Long-Term Fix Is Elusive in Medicare Payments

White House vows veto of Medicare bill

Baptist Health Care to Pay $245 Million for HCA's West Florida Hospital

Bill to Block Medicare-Fee Cuts

CDC's e-cards spread health information

CMS proposes quality improvements and other changes for hospital services

Doctors Press Senate to Undo Medicare Cuts

Drug Industry to Announce Revised Code on Marketing

Mass. proposes changes to health reform rules

South Florida hospitals join trend of becoming stroke centers

Web site shows hospital costs vary greatly, while quality is difficult to discern

Health insurance lags most in Southwest, CDC says

House Clears Medicare Package

More Americans Delay Health Care

Number of Americans with Diabetes Grows

U.S. electronic health record standards agreed

Mental health parity bill clears hurdle

\When a Mammogram Isn't Enough

AMA Discourages 'Secret Shopper' Program

Insurance Rule Puts FSU In A Class Of 1

Bernanke Talks Health Care

Study -Health Costs to Rise Nearly 10 percent

Writing New Prescriptions For Change

Can Even High Ranked Hospitals Get Better

Insurers expand use of doctor rankings

NY Medicaid to stop paying for 'never events'

Ranks of Underinsured Are Rising, Study Finds

AHIP's proposal to reduce health care costs

CA legislators revive plans to expand healthcare insurance

Health Care Has Racial, State Disparities

Mass. Uninsured Totals Tumble After Reforms

Mccain's free market health plan

More Young People Going Without Health Ins

Study Praises Mass. Health Care Program

Congress renews mental health, pension laws

Consumers Union to Rate Hospitals

Study ranks Florida 50th in health care for children

Blue Foundation launches $8 million FL study of child obesity

CBO Questions Savings from Digital Health Care Records

Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure

Evidence-based health care sites picked

Government ads show consumers how hospitals rate

Physicians group files suit over rankings

Texas urged to put PPOs under license

Crist,Marino cheer autism insurance bill

High-deductible plans report rapid growth Low premiums

Hospital profits ailing

Process eased for adding hospitals in Florida