Consumer Driven Health Care

Health insurers are crying foul after a study funded by an insurance trade group found that Medicare Advantage, the private insurance version of Medicare, does not receive nearly the money it should get from the federal government for patients with chronic conditions.

A once-rare mosquito-borne virus called Zika is spreading rapidly through the Americas since arriving in Brazil last May. Its potential link to birth defects has health officials concerned.

Many plans offered through Healthcare.gov dont cover outpatient surgeries, which account for two-thirds of all surgeries performed in the U.S.

Senator Edward Markey put a hold on Obamas nomination of a renowned cardiologist to serve as commissioner of the FDA, because he is upset over FDA painkiller approvals.

Hospitals that refer more patients to in-patient facilities tend to have higher 30-day readmission rates.

Drug shortages in emergency rooms increased by more than 400 percent between 2001 and 2014, a new study finds.