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More than 35 million people worldwide live with dementia today, according to a new report. By 2050, that number is expected to more than triple to 115 million. The majority require constant care; they're dependent -- and that dependence can impact their loved ones in unmeasurable ways.

House Republicans pushed through a stopgap spending bill Friday that would strip all funding for President Obama's health care law, setting up another bitter fiscal showdown just 10 days before much of the federal government is set to run out of money.

Federally qualified health centers would receive higher Medicare reimbursements starting next year, under a proposed rule issued by the CMS.

The nation's total health spending will bump up next year as the health law expands insurance coverage to more Americans, and then will grow by an average of 6.2 percent a year over the next decade, according to projections released Wednesday by government actuaries.

Optimizing the length of stay at a hospital is critical to patient health outcomes, and more importantly, controlling healthcare costs.

Patient-centered diabetes care is most effective when targeted to patients with HbA1c >8.5 percent, according to a study.

Seven systems that include 25 hospitals in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania have formed an alliance to build expertise in population health management and capitalize on economies of scale without the complications of merging assets.

In an effort to control insurance premium costs, major insurance companies in California are limiting the number of doctors and hospitals that will be available to patients obtaining health plans in the new state health insurance marketplace.

Access to affordable, quality healthcare for poor Americans varies dramatically among the states, according to a new study that found a wide disparity in measures of health between states with the best healthcare systems and those with the worst.

Remedies needed: Better palliative care, patient-centered approach

MedPAC, the Congressional advisory committee on Medicare, discussed how to get patients more involved in their health decisions.

Health Information Technology (HIT) is expected to make patients' medical information not only more accessible, but easier to share among providers. Yet, despite the promising capabilities of HIT, providers are not entirely convinced about the costs that come with health technology.

A commission created by Congress to address the country's surging need for long-term health care released recommendations Friday but did not reach a consensus on how to pay for these often expensive services.

At least one company's doubts about the reform effort have led to their departure from the new navigator program intended to assist the uninsured in obtaining health plans through the federal health exchange.

Researchers and policymakers say one reason healthcare prices continue to outstrip inflation and quality of care lags is that most patients have no way to compare the price and quality of different healthcare providers, products and services.

States are increasingly turning to insurance companies to provide coverage for people on Medicaid in hopes of saving money and improving care.

Republican lawmakers have failed in dozens of attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but a new poll shows just how difficult they have made it for President Obama's signature legislative achievement to succeed.

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) voted 13 to 0, with one abstention, in favor of recommending accelerated approval of a Perjeta® (pertuzumab) regimen for neoadjuvant treatment (use before surgery) in people with high-risk, HER2-positive early stage breast cancer.

A new study suggests that primary care providers participating in an accountable care organization (ACO) and having greater engagement with patients transparency into the cost of services and procedures have the ability to bend the healthcare cost curve by an 8 to 1 margin in terms of return on investment (ROI).

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act saved consumers $1.7 billion on health insurance premiums last year, an HHS report found. Meanwhile, a separate study found that ACA provisions squeezed insurers' profits.

As healthcare delivery evolves to be more efficient and cost-effective, health technology continues to show the biggest promise.

The ability to treat cancer in a growingly aging population is reaching a near crisis level in the healthcare community.

When it comes to controlling healthcare costs, only 36% of physicians agree that practicing physicians have a major responsibility to participate in cost containment, according to a recent study.

Gov. Corbett is considering an expansion of Medicaid to cover hundreds of thousands of uninsured residents if he can also win significant changes to the existing part of the entitlement program, which otherwise would continue in its current form.

The expansion of Medicaid may drastically change the demographics of beneficiaries.

Cancer treatment has grown so complex, many U.S. doctors can't keep up with new information and are offering incorrect treatment, failing to explain options and leaving patients to coordinate their own care.

Two new studies have put a price tag on healthcare services considered of little benefit to patients. In both reports, researchers raised questions about the role that healthcare providers play in delivering potentially unnecessary care.

Even if the employer mandate will not be enforced until 2015, the US Treasury Department is still looking at ways to simplify the healthcare reporting process for employers and insurance companies.

Federal officials for more than a decade have let hospitals charge Medicare varying rates for certain emergency department overhead and staffing costs called facility fees-a controversial policy some critics believe invites overcharges.

Coping with advanced cancer, Bev Veals was in the hospital for chemo this summer when she got a call that her health plan was shutting down. Then, the substitute insurance she was offered wanted her to pay up to $3,125, on top of premiums.