High levels of flux in the Obamacare exchanges make it a tough story to cover. Veteran observer Steven Findlay breaks down some of the key trends and offers reporters advice on how to make sense of the confusion.
From hospital systems to pharmacies, this summer’s health headlines have been filled with tales of consolidation. And no where has the “merger mania” been more evident than the insurance sector. Health policy expert Paul Ginsburg helps us break down the trend in this Q&A.
When an insurance company decides to deny coverage for a particular drug, it is easy for the pharmaceutical company to suddenly become David fighting Goliath.
Anyone who is concerned about the future transformation of the United States clinical delivery system should pay attention to the Care Innovations Summit.
Can computer applications make people healthy (and companies profitable)? The quest is on to develop a game-changer like Farmville.
William Heisel interviews Delaware journalist Jonathan Starkey about how he uncovered life-threatening denials of diagnostic tests by an insurer.
Why did Aetna back off from raising health insurance premiums by as much as 17 percent in California? Plus more from our Daily Briefing.
Blue Cross of California awards $69 million in bonuses to in-state physican groups.
Reforms unlikely to defeat obesity