Despite a popular belief that spending on lobbyists and political gifts yield fat dividends for business, a study has found just the opposite – that in general higher corporate spending in Washington is linked to worse market performance. Researchers from …
The American Medical Association added pressure on U.S. states to steer toward the system that opens doors to all insurers who meet minimum standards as they build up their health insurance exchanges. The influential doctors group Tuesday put its weight …
An advisory group urged U.S. officials to formulate a set of essential health benefits under President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul that is in line with cost of insurance in a typical small employer plan. The Institute of Medicine report issued …
New technologies are flooding into the healthcare world, but the industry is not adequately prepared to protect patients from data breaches, according to a report published Thursday. A vast majority of hospitals, doctors, pharmacies and insurers are eager to adapt …
The Obama administration proposed a framework for health insurance exchanges that gives states great flexibility in how and when they set up these open marketplaces designed to boost competition. The U.S. Health and Human Services Department revealed on Monday a …
States deciding whether to set up health insurance exchanges will get more information today when the Obama administration reveals more on how these complex marketplaces will work. The federal government has so far given few details on this transformative part …
Bailed-out insurer American International Group will sell off its stake in MetLife Inc. months earlier than expected, accelerating its repayment of the U.S. government and giving MetLife more control of what had been an overhang for its shares. AIG’s bailout …
