Consumer Driven Health Care

One-third of consumers are motivated to reducing their health plan costs vs. keeping their doctor.

Large specialty pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak last year would be subject to federal safety inspections and manufacturing standards, under a new Senate proposal introduced Friday.

The latest bad news in the hunt for an AIDS vaccine: The government halted a large U.S. study on Thursday, saying the experimental shots aren't preventing HIV infection.

Cost of amputating a leg? At least $20,000. Cost of an artificial leg? More than $50,000 for the most high-tech models. Cost of an amputee's rehab? Often tens of thousands of dollars more. These are just a fraction of the medical expenses victims of the Boston Marathon bombing will face.

Is a medical clinic in a workplace really the best thing considered? NPR seems to think so.

For the second part in our series, Ill tackle three unrelated, but often asked, health savings account questions spanning from joint accounts to employer contributions and Medicare, and finally, account establishment.