Consumer Driven Health Care

All of the hype over health-oriented wearables comes despite the devices' failure to succeed with a key demographic: women.

Donald Trump recently weighed in on Martin Shkreli, the 32-year-old founder and CEO of Turing Pharmaceutical who suddenly raising the price of a key medication from $13.50 per pill to $750 per pill.

Employees are increasingly bearing the burden of higher employer-sponsored health plan costs, as employers revise plan designs to shift costs from the premiums that they pay to the deductibles paid by employees.

A GOP-backed bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks failed to advance in the United States Senate after being blocked by the Democratic minority.

The number of health-focused mobile apps continues to climb in response to demand from consumers, particularly young people. Health care professionals are also adding to the demand by increasingly using apps as a way to encourage their patients to pursue healthier lifestyles.

Three-quarters of Americans don't compare prices when seeking medical services, according to HealthMine.