Health Insurance, Facilities & IT

Data presented at the European Congress on Obesity showed a person's waist-to-height ratio is more closely associated with mortality risk than BMI, suggesting that it may be a better tool for predicti… Read More

The Arizona Senate has advanced a measure to expand Medicaid eligibility in the state, but expansion momentum has stalled in Michigan, where the Senate budget was passed without a measure addressing t… Read More

Outcome-based incentives can be an important wellness tool but companies who develop employee programs should set short-term goals to measure progress, wellness experts told companies at an Employers … Read More

The American Psychiatric Association has included updated guidelines and criteria for PTSD in the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. The new standard eliminates some of the restrictive criteria… Read More

Eastern Michigan University's Autism Collaborative Center is launching a telehealth program to extend autism care to rural areas in the state. The project, backed in part by a state grant worth $500,0… Read More

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois is collaborating with OSF Healthcare System in an accountable care organization. Under the agreement, OSF Healthcare will receive bonuses and incentives from the ins… Read More

The American Dental Association is urging states to expand Medicaid dental benefits for adults. An estimated 5.3 million adults will gain dental benefits under the Affordable Care Act, but most will b… Read More

The CDC is asking U.S. health care professionals to stay on high alert for the H7N9 virus, even though China has not reported any new cases since May 7 and the risk to Americans is small. CDC official… Read More

Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon, which makes sutures and wound-care devices, will be merged with Ethicon Endo-Surgery, which makes devices and implements for minimally invasive surgery. The move will s… Read More