Arlene Weintraub

In An Age Of Consolidation, Some Community Hospitals Struggle To Remain Independent

KFF Health News Original

While financial pressures and health reform drive many hospitals to merge, some standalone nonprofit hospitals stubbornly refuse to link up with hospital systems. How long can they survive on their own?

Insurer Mounts Offensive And Defensive Strategies On Health Law

KFF Health News Original

Cigna Corp. has geared up with a high-powered team of executives to find new business under the health law while also preserving current benefits for customers and for the company.

New Health Law Will Require Industry To Disclose Payments To Physicians

KFF Health News Original

Doctors who accept speaking fees, five-star meals and other compensation from pharmaceutical or medical device companies will soon see their names — and the value of the gifts they accept — revealed on the Web.