Some unions now angry about health care overhaul

WASHINGTON – When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters. But some unions leaders have grown frustrated and ...

Feds take over California high-risk insurance program

SACRAMENTO — About 17,000 Californians with serious medical problems will be moved from a state-run stopgap health insurance program to a federal plan starting in July, ensuring they will have ...

RXi Pharmaceuticals To Present At The Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (OTC: RXII), a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing innovative therapies addressing major unmet medical needs using RNA-targeted technologies, ...

GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law

WASHINGTON – Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: ...

Health Insurance: Star Health Cardiac Care

Cover for individuals who have undergone heart surgery, but at a price Star Health Cardiac Care is an innovative product covering those who have already undergone first-time angioplasty or bypass ...

Big Data & Analytics in Healthcare Summit: Driving Innovation in the Rapidly …

Data Science & Analytics pioneers from the Healthcare industry to gather in Philadelphia for the Big Data & Analytics in Healthcare Summit, exploring the ground-breaking innovations necessary to achieve data ...

Ambulance half-hour wait times go up 58% under coalition

The number of ambulances waiting outside accident and emergency departments for more than half and hour has gone up by 58% under the coalition. Photograph: Justin Kaseztwoz/Alamy The number of ...

Cost of care varies greatly at Lexington hospitals, data shows

Saint Joseph Hospital on Harrodsburg Road. Photo by David Perry | Staff Costs for various types of major medical care at Lexington hospitals — including treatment for heart attack, ...

Africa is riskiest place to be born, report says

Nairobi: More than 1 million babies die the day they are born every year, and the 14 countries with the highest rates of first-day deaths are all in Africa, according to ...

For veterans, health-care law offers new options — and struggles

Veterans who were honorably discharged after being on active duty for at least two years may qualify for VA health services. Since funding for the VA health program is limited, ...