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Accountable care organizations will confront questions, including whether this new model for delivering medical treatment has the muscle to overcome the system's entrenched incentives.
The chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society has a powerful message for the country: We're all responsible for overuse of the health care system.
As Massachusetts' state legislators put the finishing touches on a major health care cost-control bill, there is still one big question: How much could it save employers and fatten employee paychecks?
People who are not admitted to the hospital
Laws in about half the states allow plans to restrict payments for medical services related to alcohol or drug use. That can hamper hospital efforts to counsel patients on the dangers of their behavior.
When a health insurer buys a business that helps hospitals win billing battles with insurers, alarm bells should sound, experts say.
Charity care at nonprofit hospitals is scrutinized by state and federal officials, as hospitals go to great lengths to collect unpaid debts from patients.
Covering more than 11.4 million people, high-deductible health care plans are no longer a novelty-they are becoming mainstream. Here's a brief guide to this popular type of health insurance.
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