Life & Health

The amount of unnecessary surgery hasn't diminished even though the problem was identified decades ago. But there is a simple answer.

Of employers that provide health benefits, 61% already self-fund because of lower fixed costs, better access to claims data, etc.

For a busy medical outpatient facility, there is never enough time, but communication with patients must be a huge priority.

What happens to U.S. healthcare when the top doctors are gone at conventions? The answer says a lot about the whole system.

Worksite wellness programs can make employees feel pestered: Who doesn't already know that smoking is unhealthy?

Telemedicine saves money, and patients like it, but Medicare won't (yet) pay for it, and Medicare sets the trend for private insurance.

Medicaid carries a stigma, but it provides high-quality care to low-income people, while creating opportunities for brokers.

Health insurance will never work right until consumers can measure the quality of healthcare and have to care about its cost.