Health care

Starting this fall, hospitals that readmit the same patients over and over in a short period of time will be fined. That has medical providers looking for better ways to keep people healthy when they're off hospital grounds.

The health insurer WellPoint today announced a plan to pay primary care doctors as much as 10 percent more, with the hope of reducing the overall cost of health care.

The rapid rate of growth is slowing, but many people aren't feeling the change.

Marketplace's health reporter Gregory Warner discusses what parts of the health care reform law will come into effect this year.

It stands to be one of the biggest Supreme Court cases in the last decade: The argument over the constitutionality of the health care law. The final decision won't be easy to predict.

Faced with big budget gaps, state governments are taking money away from programs that help people quit smoking. Analysts say this will cost more in the long run.

The name implies health care for the poor in exchange for tax breaks. But it turns out it's not that simple.

Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Paul Ryan released a bipartisan Medicare reform plan. The timing, amid budget and payroll tax fights, could be intentional.

The administration's proposal could help a growing industry retain workers. But some say high labor costs could limit care for the elderly and disabled.

This morning, a right-wing Republican and left-wing Democrat have announced a plan to reform Medicare that may -- that may -- put policy over politics.