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By Denis Storey |
May 22, 2012
If there’s one thing I’m constantly reminded of, it’s that writers and readers are often on very different pages.
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By Carla K. Johnson |
May 22, 2012
Illinois moved closer to drastic Medicaid cuts Monday with proposed legislation that could excise nearly $1.4 billion from the state's program by shrinking benefits, such as regular adult dental care, and cutting payments to most hospitals and nursing homes.
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By The Associated Press |
May 22, 2012
The federal government has approved $628 million to support a Massachusetts plan for improving care and lowering costs at seven hospitals that treat many of the state's poorest residents.
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By The Associated Press |
May 22, 2012
A Congressman investigating secondary wholesalers accused of jacking up prices of crucial prescription drugs in short supply has introduced a bill meant to curb the problem.
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By The Associated Press |
May 22, 2012
Merck & Co. CEO Kenneth Frazier tells company shareholders that this year and next will be difficult.
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By Rachel Zoll |
May 21, 2012
Roman Catholic dioceses, schools and other groups sued the Obama administration Monday in eight states and the District of Columbia over a federal mandate that most employers provide workers free birth control as part of their health insurance.
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By Jesse J. Holland |
May 21, 2012
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man's children who were conceived through artificial insemination after his death cannot get Social Security survivor benefits.
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By Amanda McGrory |
May 21, 2012
In California, the Affordable Care Act is expected to create nearly 100,000 jobs and bump up economic output by $4.4 billion, according to a new study by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute.
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By Amanda McGrory |
May 21, 2012
The U.S. Department of Labor is releasing a $7.2 million National Emergency Grant increment to continue providing re-employment assistance to about 3,200 Florida workers who were impacted by layoffs after the termination of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.
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By Tim Adkisson |
May 18, 2012
Group health plan participants face an increasing out-of-pocket burden in the form of higher deductibles and co-insurance in addition to less access. This environment sets the stage for a resurgence of fixed indemnity plans, along with gap plans.
