Health Care Reform

The facilities that meet the 'essential' definition provide five times the uncompensated care to Medicaid, low-income Medicare or uninsured patients than other hospitals, according to lawmakers.

97% of those surveyed agreed that catching cancer as early as possible is a win-win for both employers and employees.

With the cost of employer-sponsored health insurance increasing, the federal government has an important role to play in creating a federal public option for employers as an alternative, says the Center for American Progress.

For weeks, it wasn't clear whether 600,000 Anthem enrollees who receive health care from UC Health would have to switch plans as the health system and one of its largest insurance partners struggled to reach an agreement.

The proliferation of drug ads from telehealth companies on social-media platforms puts children and patients at risk, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill) and Mike Braun (R-Ind) wrote in a letter to the FDA commissioner.

A recent hearing at the U.S. House of Representative Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee heard testimony from shareholders and policy experts on costs and price transparency.