Consumer Driven Health Care

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.

Insurance isnt getting any cheaper for Americans. More than a third of Americans spent more on insurance in 2012, mainly due to increasing premiums, according to new research from Bankrate.

Shares of Allstate Corp. on Thursday rose to their highest level since September 2008 on news that the company posted a surprise fourth-quarter profit despite hefty losses related to Superstorm Sandy.