Health Care Reform

The reduced rate will still be almost 10 times the average monthly out-of-pocket costs paid by commercially insured patients.

The team now running Steward Health Care System is suing Dr. Ralph de la Torre, its former chief executive officer, and other individuals and companies in an effort to recoup about $1.4 billion in payments.

The company warned investors today that problems with Medicaid plans and individual health policies will hit full-year earnings.

In legal letters and court filings, UnitedHealth has cited Thompson’s murder to argue that criticizing the company could lead to further violence.

Program documents indicated that customers were getting insurance through an employer's plan, officials say.

In the meantime, the HHS leadership team will be shorthanded as Kennedy and the administration pursue an ambitious health care agenda that includes an overhaul of vaccine policies.