The state already has one of the lowest percentages of uninsured children in the nation, and the new proposal could make the state even more of a leader.

Ave Maria Nursing Home has moved one step closer in replacing a 52-year-old wing with four new buildings and adopting a concept in nursing home care that gives residents a more home-like environment.

With the new enhancements in place, each agency is now able to view the other agency's clinical encounters, medical procedures, and lists of medical problems on shared patients using BHIE.

Looking for Space The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the federal agency that covers treatment for poor, disabled and elderly patients, requested the inspection.

A federal judge blocked that city's plan to require businesses with more than 20 employees to help pay for coverage for the uninsured, saying it violated federal law.

QMed, Inc., (Nasdaq: QMED) today announced that its subsidiary, QMedCare of New Jersey, Inc., is concluding its involvement in the Special Needs Plan in New Jersey.

A genetic mutation known to increase the odds of breast cancer in some Jewish women has been found in significant numbers of Hispanic and African-American breast cancer patients as well, underscoring the need for genetic testing across ethnic lines to determine who is at risk.

The Louisiana Business Group on Health, which lobbies for employers, is doing a "gap analysis," taking a look at what other states did or are doing and whether Louisiana can do the same things, said Butch Passman, chief executive officer of the group.

With eight days to go until the Iowa caucuses, Hillary Clinton and Mike Huckabee brought out the big guns. But only Huckabee shot anything.

Doctors often fall for the same health myths that their patients do, Drs. Rachel Vreeman and Aaron Carroll report in the Christmas- New Year's issue of the British Medical Journal. Among seven myths they cite is the eight-glasses-of-water one.

The state has settled a federal class-action suit brought by three disabled Medicaid clients who waited up to nine months for a decision on whether they qualified for benefits.

A state delegate said yesterday he will introduce legislation that would require Maryland to increase funding for tobacco prevention programs by 2012 to ensure the state meets federal recommendations.

Cheaper generic copies of some of the world's most expensive medicines could be on the way -- good news for consumers but painful for companies' bottom lines.

By 2010, Alzheimer's care will cost Medicare about $160 billion a year. One analysis has estimated that by 2050, Alzheimer's will cost Medicare more than $1 trillion annually.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that employers could reduce or eliminate health benefits for retirees when they turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare.

Two independent insurance agencies on Wednesday announced they have merged to create what company executives say is Augusta's largest insurance firm.

AHIP recently announced a new online training program for brokers, agents, and plan marketing staff that is designed to strengthen their ability to provide Medicare beneficiaries the information they need to make the decisions that are best for them.  This initiative builds upon the Medicare Advantage and Part D marketing principles that were adopted by AHIP's Board of Directors in May 2007. 

Congress finally concluded the annual appropriations process last week by passing legislation, H.R. 2764, that provides roughly $500 billion in appropriations for hundreds of federal programs and agencies for the fiscal year that began on October 1.

In the final days of the 2007 session, the Senate and the House approved S. 2499, the "Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007."  This bill was approved by unanimous consent in the Senate and by a vote of 411 to 3 in the House.  President Bush will sign this bill into law. 

"We shouldn't put too much stock in the details of their plans, but look at the big picture, which will give us some idea of what the new president would push Congress on."

On Tuesday, most people opened presents and enjoyed Christmas dinner with their families.  But some did so with an ear to their pagers and cell phones. For every hospital in south-central Idaho, physicians specializing in family medicine, orthopedic surgery and other fields stayed on call over the holiday, ready to respond should an emergency room need them.

Albuquerque Public Schools nurse Nancy Benton uses any excuse to look at kids' teeth when they come into her office at Cochiti Elementary School.

Cheaper generic copies of some of the world's most expensive medicines could be on the way -- good news for consumers but painful for companies' bottom lines.

St. Lucie County's new program will continue to teach abstinence outside of marriage but also will highlight how HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases are transmitted and how to prevent them.

The modest spending increase that Congress approved for a popular children's health insurance program will maintain coverage for those already enrolled. But many lacking insurance will have to look elsewhere.