About half of all patient admissions come through emergency rooms, creating yet another spending problem.
In a move to minimize costs, many employers will offer plans that cover just the basics -- not X-rays or surgeries.
While many US facilities get top ratings, the most common is a C, and major improvements have been slow in coming.
$2 trillion in cash, untaxed earnings may explain why consumers can keep spending even with tax hikes and a slow jobs recovery.
In another inauspicious sign, the president says his massive Affordable Care Act will face a rocky rollout.
The Florida theme park pressured state lawmakers to vote against allowing local governments to set their own wage, benefits and sick-time laws.
Nearly half of working-age Americans are avoiding doctors or skipping medications because of the spiraling expense.
The health care overhaul is prompting some schools to reduce adjunct professors' work time to avoid paying for health insurance.
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