consumers

Many hospitalized patients are reluctant to raise concerns about their care, which reduces opportunities for improvement.

Federal law prohibits Medicare from paying for annual physicals, and patients who get them may be on the hook for...

While insurers and hospitals alike see balance billing as a problem, they disagree on its causes and solutions.

Consumers who use alternative portals don't have the same shopping experience as applicants accessing state or federal marketplaces.

Between 2009 and 2017 the wholesale price of a single vial of Humalog, the Eli Lilly and Co.-manufactured insulin, nearly...

CMS Administrator Seema Verma has enlisted the public in an unusual effort to monitor whether hospitals are complying with a...

A small but growing number of doctors prescribe drugs 'off-label' for their possible anti-aging effects, even though there is scant...

Implementing a rewards programs program for employees who utilize low-priced provider options has proven effective.

KHN's Pre$cription for Power database now includes nearly 14,000 transactions, totaling $163 million in donations from 26 drugmakers to 650...

Researchers find that market concentration has a negative impact on all 10 of the patient satisfaction measures in Hospital Compare.

The Texas Department of Insurance's mediation program can intervene when Texans complain about an unexpected bill. Historically, the state program...

Americans are paying more for the same amount of healthcare, according to a new report from HCCI.