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President Barack Obama's 2013 budget proposal will cut more than $360 billion from Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs over the next 10 years, according to a brief summary of the plan the president will submit to Congress on Monday.
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Addressing an issue that won't go away, the Obama administration on Sunday defended its recent policy changes to a preventive-services rule that includes contraceptive services, despite strong opposition to the revision from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Healthcare information technology infrastructure for accountable care organizations should be flexible, secure and able to support analysis and care coordination, an eHealth Initiative report says.
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Spending on medical technology, supplies and devices is a key driver of escalating healthcare costs in the U.S. To assist healthcare executives in monitoring how much they're spending on these items, Modern Healthcare has partnered with the ECRI Institute to develop the Modern Healthcare/ECRI Institute Technology Price Index.
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The Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance addressing the amounts and types of safety data that companies developing drug and biological products should collect in late-stage, pre-market and post-market clinical investigations.
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The nation's Catholic bishops said they do not support the Obama administration's proposed changes to an HHS rule requiring employers to include contraceptive services in their employee health plans and called the regulatory changes limited and unclear.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lawmakers' quest to expand a Medicaid privatization program statewide has been dealt a blow from federal health officials.
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Another election year brings even greater scrutiny on the nation's hospitals and health systems. Candidates invariably focus on healthcare—offering widely divergent opinions on an issue of deep personal interest to American families.
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While her children were growing up, Terri Christoffersen was often asked to raise money to support a variety of activities, such as the school band. But unlike many other parents, Christoffersen discovered that she loved it.
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