"… cutting costs],” said Dr. Kevin Kavanagh, a retired physician who heads HealthWatch USA, a patient advocacy group based in Kentucky.Tom Nickels, the Amer …"

"… reported on the incident last year.Because the center was owned by Baptist Health South Florida, the hospital-based system  slapped a $275 facility fee …"

"… e in future.Some hospitals do so already.  New patients at the Senior Health Clinic at North Hills Hospital in North Richland, Texas, receive a letter …"

"… that would require more disclosure so that patients can compare prices.The Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2012 (HR 5800) introduced in May …"

"… anizations,” said Republican Sen. Jane Nelson, who chairs the Senate’s Health & Human Services committee.Nelson did not name a specific chain. Aspen …"

"… state hasn’t identified those providers, but a spokeswoman for the state Health and Human Services Commission said that because chains bill Medicaid the m …"

"… r the final installment of Cracking the Codes was published, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric H …"

"… reform law.In 2009, shortly before the Senate voted on reform, America’s Health Insurance Plans —the main industry trade group —hired PricewaterhouseC …"

"… surance colleagues and I agree on something: it’s time for affordability.Health insurers’ big PR and lobbying group, America’s Health Insurance Plans, …"

"… or affordability.Health insurers’ big PR and lobbying group, America’s Health Insurance Plans, has launched a slick new campaign, complete with compelli …"

"… nsurance corporations continue to make Wall Street-pleasing profits. UnitedHealthcare announced last week that it made $9.3 billion in profits in 2012.  …"

"… That’s just one of the 1,300 Health plans AHIP says it represents. UnitedHealth used a third of that—$3.1 billion—to repurchase its own stock last yea …"

"… blic just slightly more than tobacco companies. True to form, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the industry’s big PR and lobbying group, has ro …"

"… er, an independent consultant who once worked at the Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, a North Carolina research institute formed in the 1970s by leade …"

"… of pharmacology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences who had conducted numerous studies on the metal. Patierno, now th …"