Consumer Driven Health Care

The IRS revealed Friday the 2012 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.

Increases in obesity, diabetes and children in poverty are offsetting improvements in smoking cessation, preventable hospitalizations and cardiovascular deaths, according to the United Health Foundations 2011 Americas Health Rankings.

Health price inflation hit a 13-year low in October, according to a report that tracks the health sector's employment, spending and pricing.

As an employer, you know the New Year is approaching fast; and if you have not already had your open enrollment completed, or if you are sweating the last minute details of your plan design and rollout for 2012, you may be wondering what to expect for the final version...

There may be good reason to ask about financial ties if your doctor orders an expensive imaging test for your aching back: Patients whose physicians own the equipment are more likely to get scans they might not need than those whose doctors have no financial interest, a small study suggests.

Every year at this time, workplace emails, the media, advertising at retailers, and even family and friends remind you to hurry up and spend your health care flexible spending account (FSA) dollars before you lose them.