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Health care: A 'goldmine' for fraudsters
Health care: A 'goldmine' for fraudsters
4:12am: Experts estimate that health care fraud collectively is costing Americans as much as $100 billion a year. More
Tax showdown ahead on health reform
Dec 31: Come 2010, lawmakers' fight over health care will focus in part on taxes. Specifically who should pay for reform and how? More
Senate passes $871 billion health care reform bill
Dec 24: Top chamber approves sweeping health care overhaul. Bill now must be reconciled with the House's $1 trillion version. More
Jailhouse docs choose inmates over insurance
Dec 23: Frustrated physicians are closing up shop and heading to work in prisons and jails for better pay, better hours and better benefits. More
Calls to drop Medicare change intensify
Dec 14: Democrats are ready to drop a compromise that would allow 55- to 64-year-olds to buy into Medicare. More
Senate tax hike misses the mark
Nov 20: Compromise is the backbone of legislative success. But in the Senate, the search for votes could undercut the potential of reform to lower health spending. More
$600 million spent to influence health care debate
Nov 18: Health care reform has turned into the costliest single legislative issue yet. More than $600 million has been spent on lobbying, campaign contributions and TV ads. More
A tax hike that misses the mark
Nov 17: Compromise is the backbone of legislative success. But in the Senate, the search for votes could undercut the potential of reform to lower health spending. More
Health insurance tax = higher wages?
Nov 6: If expensive health plans are taxed, economists assume the tax would be passed on to workers. But they also assume the tax would raise wages. Here's the logic. More
These 5 health care culprits cost $1 trillion
Nov 3: While insurers, doctors, employers are criticized for making care increasingly expensive, experts say consumers also have to share some of the blame. More
Seniors squeezed as doctors shun Medicare
Oct 27: If a proposed 21% cut in payment rates goes through in 2010, it could spark a physician boycott against new enrollees. More
Selling health tips to globe trotters
Oct 26: Dispensing advice and vaccines for world travelers is paying off for this growing franchise business. More
Senate health bill will include public option
Oct 26: Harry Reid is planning to introduce health care legislation in the Senate that will include a public health insurance option, according to an aide. More
Insurers not improving nation's health care
Oct 22: New industry report: Health plans have flatlined on improving quality of care for the most prevalent conditions for the first time in 13 years. More
Employees face 'shockingly higher' health costs
Oct 19: It's open enrollment time. As employees nationwide peruse their benefit options, experts say prepare for 'shockingly' higher costs. More
FDA chief: Regaining your trust
Oct 14: The FDA's newest commissioner, Margaret Hamburg, wants to restore Americans' faith in the much-maligned agency. More
Generics: A prescription for lower costs
Oct 13: The CEO of Medco Health Solutions, one of the largest managers of insurers' prescription programs, talks about the main way Americans interact with their health care. More
A dangerous secret to the Baucus health bill
Oct 9: Two in a series: Hidden in the Senate's health-care bill are huge incentives for corporate America to stop covering their workers. If that happens, the deficit could skyrocket. More
Health reform cost? Nobody really knows
Oct 8: Lawmakers wait with bated breath to hear how the Congressional Budget Office will assess the cost of a bill. But such rulings are not gospel. More
Too sick for comprehensive health insurance?
Oct 5: She's too sick to work full time but one woman battles full-time with her insurance company to pay for her medical bills. More
Senate committee winds up health-care debate
Oct 2: The Finance Committee, the last congressional panel to consider a reform bill, plans to vote next week. More
Swine flu -- and no paid sick leave
Sep 28: Almost half of America's workers can't take paid sick leave. With swine flu cases on the rise, that problem could hasten the pandemic's spread. More
Health reform you can count on
Sep 25: Drowning out the noise of the debate, here are 3 things that stand a good chance of passing if lawmakers wrap up reform this year. More
Obama's ex-doctor: Insurers 'screwing it up'
Sep 24: Chicago physician says companies are telling doctors how to do their job. More
Do insurers meddle in your medical care?
Sep 24: Some frustrated physicians complain of 'hassles' from insurance companies, but others say they could help doctors practice better medicine. More
How the Baucus bill contradicts Obama's goals
Sep 22: One in a series: The senator's proposed compromise would inspire companies to dump their coverage and put a major burden on the middle class. Is that what Obama wants? More
Health insurer tax not what it seems
Sep 22: Sen. Baucus' plan to tax insurers aims to pay for reform and encourage lower spending. Experts say it's an indirect way to cap employer-provided health benefits. More
Massachusetts leads health coverage - Census
Sep 21: Census Bureau reports that Massachusetts had the lowest 2008 rates of uninsured, while Texas had the highest. More
New health care plan and your wallet
Sep 16: Sen. Baucus' health care reform proposal contains a number of measures that have the potential to affect Americans' bottom line. More
Baucus health plan unveiled
Sep 16: Long-waited Baucus health plan would cost $856 billion over 10 years and mandate insurance coverage for every American. More
Family health costs jump 5%
Sep 15: New survey finds workers and employers are paying more for health insurance this year than last, and substantially more than they did 10 years ago. More
Reform plans leave Health Savings Accounts in limbo
Sep 15: HSAs remain rare, but small businesses have been among their biggest adopters. Advocates are waiting to see if they'll survive the health care reform battle. More
Rx for money woes: Doctors quit medicine
Sep 14: Some physicians, fed up with the costs of their practice, are ready to hang up their stethoscopes and shift careers. More
Obama: More uninsured than you think
Sep 12: During weekly address, President Obama cites new Treasury figure that says nearly half of Americans go without health insurance for a month over 10 years. More
Health care: The 80% Solution
Sep 11: Rep. John Dingell, who's been pushing health-care reform for over 50 years, says that Democrats will go it alone if they have to. More
Small business insurance Rx
Sep 11: Three things to watch in this fall's health care reform debate. More
Curbing medical lawsuits: What Obama really means
Sep 11: The president gave a nod to Republicans with his pledge to tackle medical malpractice. But he's talking about it in a different way. Here's a glimpse of what's ahead. More
Grading Obama's new health care plan
Sep 10: The president's speech may have had a more partisan tone, but when it comes to content, he's moving toward the more moderate Baucus proposal. More
The fear factor in health care costs
Sep 10: Doctors' concern about 'defensive medicine' leads Obama to back pilot malpractice reform programs. More
Obamacare's winners and losers
Sep 9: If employers drop their plans under the President's plan, some employees could be in for a major change in their health-care circumstances. We explore the possibilities. More
Health reform: Should insurers pay?
Sep 8: Obama has thrown his support behind the idea of charging fees on expensive plans. The idea: pay for reform and contain costs. But it won't be easy. More
Health care lobbying: Political power machine
Sep 8: Lobbying. TV ads. Political donations. Nearly $400 million has already been spent to influence the debate - the most expensive fight ever to hit Congress. More
Doctors slash vaccines due to rising costs
Sep 8: Health care providers say insurers don't reimburse them enough for essential vaccinations, so they're not offering them. More
Tax on expensive health plans proposed
Sep 7: Baucus, key Senate negotiator, offers proposal that lacks public option but includes co-ops and would impose tax on high-end insurance plans. More
The man who invented health care's 'public option'
Sep 4: Yale Professor Jacob Hacker reflects on the academic proposal he made a decade ago - and the political fixation it's become More
Health care divides small business community
Sep 4: Scenes from this summer's town halls, where small business owners sounded off about health care reform. More
The crazy math of health-care reform
Sep 3: A new program for long-term care is billed as a money saver. In fact, it does just the opposite. More
Pfizer fined $2.3B in record fraud settlement
Sep 2: Pharma giant illegally promoted product, Justice Department says, in largest health care fraud settlement in history. More
Is health care the next 'bonusgate'?
Sep 1: House energy panel asks 52 companies to cough up info on everyone who makes more than $500,000 a year. Insurers cry foul. Does health CEO pay matter? More
The big riddle: How to lower health costs
Sep 1: Health reform has a lot of goals. But the hardest will be to reduce costs. Here are a few ideas under consideration. More
White House drug deal won't save money
Aug 31: The plan that shrinks Medicare's 'donut hole' for drugs will wind up expanding your tax load. More
4 hidden costs of health care
Aug 27: If you're going to fix the system, start with the problems that make it so expensive in the first place. More
911 abuse: Calling with the sniffles
Aug 24: Chronic abuse of 911 for non-emergency issues is wasting billions of dollars every year and overwhelming the safety net of health care. And taxpayers are left with the tab. More
Obama's big idea for saving $100 billion
Aug 21: Experts say electronic health records will slash health care costs, but hospitals wonder when -- and how -- they'll be able to realize those savings. More
Obamacare could cost you $4,000 a year
Aug 20: If the public insurance option is dropped, that's likely to leave many employees with a big bill for their coverage. More
White House may push health care without GOP
Aug 19: The Obama administration is considering pushing through a reform bill without Republican backing. More
Don't like Obamacare? Here's an alternative
Aug 19: Fortune editor Shawn Tully suggests a solution to fixing the health-care system. Keep it simple and let the free-market decide the rest. More
Health care reform's tab
Aug 17: Health care reformers need look no farther than Massachusetts about the need to curb rising health care costs. Few cost-cutters on the table. More
Doctors' orders: Avoid insurance
Aug 17: Many physicians, fed up with patient overload and filing claims, are minimizing insurance-based coverage and offering round-the-clock service for a retainer. More
Designing the ideal health care system
Aug 14: One Fortune editor explores the ups and down of Obamacare - and poses his own solution. More
Can digital health protect your privacy?
Aug 11: As hospitals begin to more widely adopt electronic health records, it will take more than technology to secure your privacy. More
Health care reform's strange bedfellows
Aug 10: Can a conservative small business lobby unite with liberals to save the U.S. health-care system? More
Health care's big money wasters
Aug 10: More than $1.2 trillion spent on health care each year is a waste of money. Members of the medical community identify the leading causes. More
Health reform follies: How to keep up
Jul 31: Lawmakers are going home for summer. But the health reform finales - and in some cases, opening acts - have been postponed to the fall. More
Free medical school for 40 lucky students
Jul 31: In a bold step, the University of Central Florida's new medical school has arranged to offer its entire inaugural class full scholarships totaling $7 million. More
Digital health: Struggle or a pipedream?
Jul 31: The target date for the stimulus plan's electronic health record program is just 5 years off, but three health care providers' stories show a difficult road ahead. More
Holdouts move forward on health care
Jul 29: The fiscally conservative Blue Dog Democrats come to a deal with House Democrat leaders allowing the debate on the bill to continue. More
Taxing the fat in your food
Jul 28: New study argues that a tax on fattening foods could help pay for health reform and curb obesity -- and lower health costs. Others aren't so sure. More
White House hits watchdog on Medicare plan
Jul 25: Orszag says Congressional Budget Office exaggerates costs in saying little would be saved by oversight panel. More
Obama plays up small biz health care pain
Jul 25: A new report from the president's economic advisers says small companies are 'severely disadvantaged' by health care costs, but the price of reform may be even higher. More
The 'new' new tax on the rich
Jul 24: As Congress continues to grapple with how to pay for health care reform, taxing the wealthy is still in play. Just how wealthy is the next question. More
5 freedoms you'd lose in health care reform
Jul 24: If you read the fine print in the Congressional plans, you'll find that a lot of cherished aspects of the current system would disappear. More
Health care's future may already exist
Jul 23: Insurers are testing a concept called 'medical home' that could transform how health care is delivered. More
What health reform means for you
Jul 21: The bills are in flux, but it's time to dig in. Here's what the big idea in Washington could mean if you get insurance at work, buy it on your own, or have none at all. More
Paying for health care: Wealth tax is 'legitimate'
Jul 19: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday that higher taxes was one possibility for paying for an expansion of coverage. More
Health reform bills won't reduce costs
Jul 16: Congressional Budget Office director tells Senate panel that 2 health reform bills would increase government spending and not do enough to contain costs. More
Tax the rich to pay for ... everything?
Jul 14: It's a politically easy thing to suggest since it's popular with the general public. But doing so may not achieve quite what lawmakers say it can. More
Health tax is in flux. Now what?
Jul 9: The idea of taxing health benefits isn't dead yet, but lawmakers are seeking support for other ways to pay for health reform. No option is likely to be popular. More
Biden: Hospitals ante up for health care
Jul 8: Industry will contribute $155 billion in Medicare and Medicaid savings in the next decade, to help fund health care reform vice president says. More
Will health reform chase employers away?
Jul 6: A key Senate proposal is estimated to keep the employer-sponsored insurance system intact. But one skeptic has serious doubts. More
Health care reform: What small business wants
Jul 2: Insurance costs are killing small firms -- but many entrepreneurs are ideologically opposed to government-backed health coverage. More
Electronic health records: A checkup
Jul 2: Obama's plan to digitize America's health records in five years faces many hurdles including cost, but experts say it will ultimately save billions. More
Why taxes will need to go up
Jul 1: Health reform can reduce the deficit, but not nearly enough to address the country's debt problem. Higher taxes and spending cuts will be needed. More
Health reform FAQ: Cutting through the noise
Jun 25: Confused about what health care reform would look like and how it would change your world? You're not alone. More
Health debate: A little clarity, please
Jun 19: Lawmakers' self-imposed deadlines for passing health reform are near. What's not is their ability to reach consensus. More
Can't afford health care? Barter for it
Jun 19: In these cash-strapped times, bartering is gaining popularity - even for dental surgery and prescription drugs. More
How health reform may help ... or hurt
Jun 18: Fixing health care has giant consequences. Here are the potential economic rewards for getting it right and the perils of getting it wrong. More
House GOP outlines health care bill
Jun 17: Rep. Eric Cantor says the plan keeps 'government out' of market. More
The fear factor in health care costs
Jun 17: Industry watchers say the practice of 'defensive medicine' is a controversial and wasteful contributor to the nation's escalating cost of medical care. More
The death of the corner pharmacy
Jun 16: As more customers choose - or are forced - to fill prescriptions by mail, independent pharmacies are struggling to survive. More
Better access to health insurance: $1 trillion
Jun 15: The Congressional Budget Office offers preliminary estimates of 2 key provisions in a bill from Democrats on the Senate health committee. More
Obama: Allow doctors to heal, not push paper
Jun 15: Health care reform should mean all Americans can get coverage, and doctors shouldn't be 'bean-counters.' More
Biden: Taxing health benefits 'not the way to go'
Jun 14: Vice president says that Obama administration would not rule out new tax on medical benefits. More
Taxing health benefits may fall short
Jun 13: Baucus, key senator on taxes, suggests many would not be affected by a cap on tax-free health benefits. If that's so, the money has to come from someplace else. More
Health care mandates: How they work
Jun 12: Obama and key lawmakers want to require the uninsured to buy health insurance or face tax penalties. Here is the 'why' and the 'how.' More
Health reform reality check: The cost
Jun 11: The Congressional Budget Office is set to roll out cost estimates for health reform proposals. Watch the temperature soar. More
4 reasons why Obama's health plan is no bargain
Jun 11: Analysis: While a goal of reform is to cut costs, the emerging package may do just the opposite. More
What's a public health plan anyway?
Jun 9: Details are sparse and consensus is far off, but the debate is on. Here's a look at some ideas being floated. More
Battle #1: Taxing health benefits
Jun 4: Raising money to pay for health reform won't be easy, especially since arguably one of the most effective ways to do so is complex and not particularly popular. More
Health insurers face exam
Jun 2: Steps to cut costs, broaden access and provide price transparency are among the issues at an annual industry meeting. More
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