There are limits to how much a doctor or hospital may charge for medical records

How do I find the best nursing home for my mom? Can I fight hospital charges that seem wrong? There are so many details to keep track of...

Medicare could run out of money sooner than previously predicted

Highlighting the financial peril confronting Medicare, the federal government predicted Friday that the program's largest trust fund would...

Massachusetts health reform a double-edged sword for Romney

Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was all smiles in 2006 as he marched into historic Faneuil Hall behind a fife and drum corps and ascended a...

Generic biotech drugs part of healthcare overhaul law

Consumers could see additional savings with generic versions of expensive, cutting-edge biotechnology drugs thanks to the healthcare...

New Medicare payment strategy to reward hospitals for high-quality care

The Obama administration issued a final regulation to reward hospitals that provide high-quality care, the first in a series of steps that...

Mitt Romney defends his Massachusetts healthcare plan at 'tea party' forum

Addressing a "tea party" forum Friday night in the first primary state, Mitt Romney defended the healthcare plan he signed into law as...

Supreme Court refuses to skip lower courts on healthcare reform law

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused Monday to bypass the lower courts and take up an immediate challenge to the constitutionality...

Much corporate political spending stays hidden

Despite mounting calls for greater transparency, only a few of the country's 75 leading energy, healthcare and financial services...

Finding a path through the health insurance 'gobbledygook'

My ZIP code is a black hole for individual health insurance.

Neediest and sickest would pay the price under GOP budget plan

If consensus-building is a hallmark of effective governing, a rule you can probably find in a civics textbook or two, then I suppose it's an...

Planned Parenthood in demand even amid uncertain future

It's vasectomy day at the Planned Parenthood health center on 30th Street in Los Angeles, near USC. The lobby is bursting with men, women...

Obama administration proposes rules for healthcare partnerships

The Obama administration proposed new regulations Thursday to encourage doctors and hospitals to collaborate more closely to improve patient...

Medical bills need reconstructive surgery

Susan Kovinsky underwent outpatient surgery recently at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The procedure, a hysterectomy, began at 10:40 a.m. By 3...

Anthem to boost deductibles on some individual plans

If you bought a Quarter Pounder at McDonald's, you'd expect it to contain at least four ounces of meat. If you bought a 32-ounce Big Gulp at...

As her health insurance rate climbs, disabled woman's income can't keep up

You can understand why Health Net is raising Paula Homan's monthly insurance rate by 37%, to $1,090 from $795. She just turned 60 and,...