By Dan Merica, CNN Washington (CNN) – In an anticipated and controversial address Friday, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius delivered a speech that blended inspirational messages to graduates with a discussion of public policy's ... Fri, 18 May 2012 18:58:42 GMT
HealthCompare, a health insurance comparison site, releases Infographics to help consumers understand complex data regarding health insurance difficulties. HealthCompare, a health insurance comparison site, is releasing new tools to help today's ... Sat, 19 May 2012 11:08:57 GMT
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently announced the launch of a new web-based tool that will make it easier for all Americans to monitor and measure how the nation's health care system is performing.
Sat, 19 May 2012 15:43:08 GMT
By KATE SCHOTT - kschott@shawmedia.com When local health care officials talk about the state of their industry, they say a perfect storm is brewing. Kevin Poorten, president and CEO of KishHealth System, and Michael Flora, executive director of the Ben ... Sat, 19 May 2012 10:36:50 GMT
To be more precise, one business in particular faces an enormous risk – the insurance industry. Health insurance companies could lose about $1 trillion in revenue through 2020 if health reform is struck down. That's according to a new study by ... Fri, 18 May 2012 14:09:45 GMT
But even as Quinn and lawmakers fill a hole in the budget year that's nearly done, they remain under pressure to make major cuts in health care for the poor and possibly raise the cigarette tax to balance a spending plan they need to pass soon.
Sat, 19 May 2012 01:57:37 GMT
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Doctors, physician groups, hospitals, health care providers and business groups today responded as Consumer Watchdog submitted signatures to qualify a self-serving health insurance rate ... Fri, 18 May 2012 18:32:40 GMT
Franciscan University, a Roman Catholic school in eastern Ohio, says it will drop student health insurance partly because of a new federal health care rule requiring religious-affiliated institutions' insurance plans to provide contraception coverage.
Sat, 19 May 2012 05:08:37 GMT
The FCC said it is likely to approve a proposal that will allocate spectrum for wireless patient monitoring technology, potentially creating a lucrative new market for companies developing the technology and lowering healthcare costs by reducing ... Sat, 19 May 2012 04:19:16 GMT
OTTAWA — The federal government's plans to reduce health-care coverage for refugees and cancel their supplemental benefits are more likely to increase health-care costs than save money, and risk “catastrophic” consequences in the health of some ... Sat, 19 May 2012 15:52:31 GMT
