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UMB Healthcare Services said Wednesday its health savings account balances grew 55 percent in the past year, reaching $615 million as of Jan. 31.

U.S. hospitals reduced some types of health care-associated infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday.

What do Americans want from their tax dollars? Affordable health care, for one.

Want to know how much a hip replacement will cost? Many hospitals won't be able to tell you, at least not right away if at all. And if you shop around and find centers that can quote a price, the amounts could vary astronomically, a study found.

The number of people with Alzheimers disease is expected to triple in the next 40 years, as baby boomers continue to age.

Like many others, Ive benefitted from the Family and Medical Leave Acta law that this week marked its 20th anniversary. But it isn't without flaws.