A Federal Trade Commission investigation shows that brand-name pharmaceutical manufacturers have been paying generic drug manufacturers to discontinue patent litigation that would allow the generics to be available to consumers. ... Read More

The University of Michigan is trying to prove that spending on preventative care will actually save money in the long run. They have established a two-year pilot program which ... Read More

The Florida Health Care Coalition is working to prevent potentially serious, costly health care problems by urging doctors to write their prescriptions more legibly. The coalition has printed 1 ... Read More

A Commonwealth Fund study released this week shows that the number of moderate-to-middle income Americans without health insurance has increased dramatically since 2001. 28% of workers earning $20,000-40,000 per ... Read More

Consumer groups announced their opposition to Senate Bill 1955, which would allow small businesses and trade associations to pool their members into a larger group capable of purchase health coverage ... Read More

Colorado is considering legislation that would allow grandparents to include grandchildren living with them to be included as dependents on their health insurance policies. This is yet another creative ... Read More

The Institute of Medicine released a new report which connects sleep disorders to serious health problems, including high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, depression, heart attack, and stroke. 50-70 million ... Read More

The recent law requiring all Massachusetts residents to have health insurance coverage is not likely to work as a model for other states, or the nation as a whole. ... Read More

According to this study, obesity is the #1 factor in increased employee health costs and loss of worker productivity. The study shows that health care costs for obese employees ... Read More

A growing number of companies are offering workplace health clinics. This is an effort to reduce health care costs by improving employee health and allowing for early intervention of ... Read More

Medicare taxes have been raised at least 25 times since the program began in the 60’s, which means that people who are seniors today contributed less to the program than ... Read More

There is a growing number of doctors in the U.S. who make house calls to elderly and disabled patients. Patients with limited mobility often end up in the emergency ... Read More

Here is some state legislative action to keep an eye on – Massachusetts recently passed a law requiring all residents to purchase health insurance. Low-income residents would receive extra ... Read More

With consumer driven health plans like HSAs becoming more popular, consumers need more guidance in determining which medical expenditures are necessary and which are discretionary. The goal is to ... Read More

This article in the L.A. Times features real-life case studies that show how hard it is to get and keep health insurance in the U.S. Some people take their ... Read More

Canadian pharmacies are no longer enjoying the huge boom in business they have been experiencing in recent years. Many smaller pharmacies have been forced to close due to declining ... Read More

According to an article in the USA Today, federal spending continues to increase at a dramatic rate. Health care costs are contributing to this rapid increase. Spending on ... Read More

The New York state legislature recently voted to limit the amount that hospitals can charge low-income, uninsured patients. Uninsured patients are often charged several times as much as people ... Read More

Employers offering health benefits to their employees have long been reluctant to include coverage of mental health services to equal coverage of their other medical benefits in their employee benefits ... Read More

Believe it or not, most people who visit the ER have health insurance. This is surprising news for experts who believed that improving access to health insurance would reduce ... Read More

According to a recent study, there is a connection between dental health and overall health. The study shows that patients with diabetes, strokes, and coronary artery disease enjoy lower ... Read More

Medicare’s Part D prescription drug benefit continues to dominate health care media. There are mixed reviews of the program. Some seniors are really struggling to choose and use ... Read More

A growing number of working Americans are finding that caring for their elderly parents can be even more challenging than caring for children. Employee benefits that help parents of ... Read More

One company has reduced its health care costs by offering a special "medical decision support" program to its employees. The Tennessee-based Eastman Chemical Company has saved $415,000 by offering ... Read More

In addition to creating the new Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 also included a provision to raise Part B premiums for higher-income Medicare ... Read More

The Government Accountability Office of the federal government will soon release a report showing that personal medical and financial data gathered by Medicare, Medicaid and other federal programs is vulnerable ... Read More

Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services have announced that all federal health coverage programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, will be required to post their pricing information for ... Read More

The percentage of physicians offering free care to the poor has dropped from approximately 75% to 67% since 1990. This percentage has declined across all specialties, particularly pediatrics. ... Read More