Consumer Driven Health Care

Health officials say they have the first evidence of a national decline in childhood obesity.

Hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp. said Tuesday it took a larger loss in the second quarter on lower admissions and a series of costs related to early debt repayment and other items.

It can be difficult to get a cavity filled in rural parts of Nebraska because more than half of the state's 93 counties are short on dentists, according to a new report.

America has finally been outdonebut not by much.

German insurer Allianz SE said Friday net profit rose 27 percent in the second quarter, as its basic property insurance business improved and more funds flowed into its asset management division.

There are a number of medical costs that arent covered by health insurance and they come with major costs for consumers.