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Florida is one of a growing number of states where time is running out for lawmakers to make a deal on expanding Medicaid.
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Vermont may have a reputation as a small, laid-back state best known for maple syrup and Ben & Jerry's ice cream, but the task facing Lindsey Tucker is almost as large as the state's Green Mountains. The deputy commissioner of the state's health insurance exchange, Vermont Health Connect, faces the...
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Hospital chains, health insurers and retail pharmacy groups are likely to wind up big winners in any shakeup of the corporate tax code, while pharmaceutical companies and medical-device makers may find themselves fighting tooth and nail to keep the status quo.
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The healthcare reform law conjures an appealing vision for hospitals: No longer will they have to manage the burden of uninsured Americans with a mix of federal and state subsidies, cost-shifting and contorted accounting.
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An ambitious plan to revamp Maryland's unusual system of setting hospital prices would create and enforce a cap on hospital spending growth. In so doing, the state may push providers to address the other driver of rising healthcare costs: how often and where medical care is delivered.
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Help for consumers who want to purchase health insurance plans through the new exchanges will be coming to Georgia this year in the form of paid “navigators” earning from $20 to $38 an hour.
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President Barack Obama's proposal to shave $400 billion from federal healthcare spending over the next decade appears to be the starting point for this year's broader deficit-reduction debate.
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Organizations and individuals that want to help consumers register for health coverage in federally run or state partnership exchanges can apply for $54 million in grant funding, the CMS said today.
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Sitting in his living room in rural Knoxville, Ill., Jack Fisher wouldn't appear to represent the next wave in 21st century healthcare. But he does.
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As healthcare reform unfolds, midlevel health professionals such as nurses and physician assistants are advocating for more autonomy so they can play a bigger role in the delivery of primary care.
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