During a recent forum held in Palm Beach County, FL, healthcare and business leaders, politicians and doctors came together to come up with changes to cover more of the uninsured, to get more people into primary care and to improve working conditions for doctors.
A numbers of patient advocates, including physicians who coach people on how to get better care, are teaching patients how to communicate better with their doctors. This story provides a list of "do's and don'ts."
The Bair Paws hospital gown by Arizant Healthcare not only provides comfort but also an adjustable warmth system that can help prevent hypothermia in many surgical procedures. The single-use gown offers wrap-around coverage with soft, thick material.
A new report shows the increasing diversity of three of Maryland's largest counties is exacerbating already serious health disparities within communities.
As Independence Blue Cross and Highmark Inc. pursue a merger, the Pennsylvania deputy insurance commissioner has demanded that the top executives of the disclose every last nuance about their future pay. How the executives answer is sure to be key in whether the merger goes forward.
Despite a veto threat from President Bush, Democratic leaders in Congress have announced they will formally send a bill expanding a popular children's healthcare program to the White House.