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Vermont legislators were scheduled to vote in early March on a three-pronged bill that would set the state on a course to establish the nation's first state-sponsored single-payer health insurance system.

Decision could impact costs and quality

Bill passed by Congress awaits agreement on how to pay for it

Experts advise aggressive preparation

Governor hopes to encourage ACO formation

Defining Best Practices to Identify and Reduce Readmission Triggers

Here's the latest reason to be depressed about the state of U.S. healthcare. It appears that the highly qualified Donald Berwick, MD, will not be confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Experts say facilities could lose negotiating power

Roughly $48 billion of Medicare’s $507 billion budget in 2010 went to fraudulent or improper payments, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.

In a speech to the Nashville Health Care Council, Marilyn Tavenner, principal deputy administrator and COO of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, highlighted programs that provide a "bridge" to full implementation of healthcare reform in 2014.