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Research on post-traumatic stress disorder cost the government $24.5 million in 2009, up from the $9.9 million spent in 2005, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
The Mayo Clinic has created the Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, a new initiative that will focus on creating improved approaches to how healthcare is delivered.
Ten months after the Affordable Care Act became a law and almost three months after a mid-term election produced a historic number of new Republican lawmakers, state health insurance commissioners find themselves in a precarious position.
Americans remain divided over the Affordable Care Act, while those who oppose it don't want to see it defunded, according to a new survey conducted by Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.
In an effort to boost drug safety, a new online service has been launched that allows doctors to check the FDA-approved labeling for the most commonly prescribed drugs.
Analysts speaking at the Nashville Health Care Council this week said the nation should expect to see more hospital consolidation and more patients in the healthcare system in the future.
Three of the nation's top hospital companies and two major hospital systems - together representing more than 400 hospitals across the country - have invested in the Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund L.P., a venture fund focused on investments in businesses that improve the delivery of healthcare services.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) joined 21 other Democratic leaders in filing a legal brief in a Michigan court defending the constitutionality of the right of Congress to require every American to buy health insurance.
HealthGrades has identified the top 50 cities in the nation for hospital care, with West Palm Beach, Fla., coming in at the top of the list.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore a merger of the two health plans.