Cost-Containment

Using computer modeling, a team of researchers estimated that individuals could save nearly a years wages over a normal life span simply by maintaining a BMI appropriate to their physical stature.

The Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act amends how Medicare pays for various chronic conditions, in effect lowering the costs.

The JPMorgan Chase Institute analyzed health care-related expenditures of 2.3 million Chase Bank customers to determine how much they are paying out of pocket for health care.

Tightening the screws on pricey imaging exams, health insurer Anthem will no longer allow many patients to get MRIs or CT scans at hospital-owned, outpatient facilities, requiring them to use independent imaging centers instead.

Cyberattacks are happening at a dizzying pace, with each breach more expansive than the last. As a result, more company leaders are seeking out cyber liability insurance.

The National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program aims to customize patient care to a fine degree that would both improve patient health and reduce patient care costs by creating a more efficient health delivery system.The Precision Medicine Initiative is described by NIH as a revolutionary approach for...