Analysis: App-Happy Health Care Full of Optimism, Money
Welcome to the world of Internet-enabled health apps. The question, however, is whether these new tools will bring about fundamental health system change.
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Group Health Teams With Hospital System In Pacific Northwest
The joint venture seeks to coordinate patient care and cut costs for employers and health plans.
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Massachusetts Passes Health Cost Control Bill
The Massachusetts Legislature passed the next phase of its ongoing attempt to reform the health care system: sweeping cost control legislation.
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Hospital Debt Collector Settles Minnesota Case For $2.5 Million
Accretive Health has agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine and leave the state for years as part of a settlement of a federal lawsuit brought by state Attorney General Lori Swanson.
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Mass. Aims To Set First-In-Nation Health Care Spending Target
Massachusetts lawmakers have proposed a bill that would make it the first state in the country to set a statewide target for health care spending by eventually tying costs to state economic growth.
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New Federal Transportation Law Encourages Stricter Teen Driving Regs
Efforts by states over the past decade have cracked down on young drivers and tried to curb distractions, but safety experts say more still needs to be done.
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Tennessee Cuts Medicaid Benefit Funding For Some Long-Term Care Patients
The program, designed to save the state money, is the first of its kind because it creates a new category for patients who don’t qualify for nursing home care.
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Letter To The Editor: The Role For Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis In The Fight Against AIDS
KHN periodically shares readers’ comments on recent original stories.
