More than 8 million people have purchased health insurance plans through state-based and federally facilitated exchanges, and with only one in 10 people in the U.S. having a proficient level of health literacy, many of the individuals who have purchased…
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Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City honored William R. Salomon, honorary chairman of Citigroup, in celebration of his 100th birthday and also gave Jo A. Hannafin, MD, director of Orthopedic Research at HSS, the Lifetime Achievement Award at…
Here are seven key findings on breaches of unsecured protected health information for 2011 and 2012, according to HHS' most recent data breach report to Congress.
As health insurers file their proposed 2015 rates, premiums for health plans offered through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges have become the focus of a number of news stories and reports.
A new study from KMPG, an audit, tax and advisory services firm, has found 49 percent of healthcare managers from hospitals, health systems and large physician groups expect value-based contracts to negatively affect profits.
With courts across the country considering whether their states should have noneconomic damages caps in place, and if so, what the ceiling on those damages amounts should be, the awards in medical malpractice cases could be significantly affected.
A recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey has found the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act motivated many non-group enrollees to purchase health insurance coverage.
Eldersburg, Md.-based Carroll Health Group Orthopaedics is opening a new location at Westminster, Md., according to a Carroll County Times report.
A recent study by the University of Southern California's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics in Los Angeles has found a majority of Americans do not understand basic health insurance terms, which could affect the overall success of the…
A recent HHS report has identified the states paying the highest average premiums for health insurance plans offered on the federal marketplace.
