Medicare Stories

Health care disparities and low minority enrollment in clinical trials interfere with crafting solid treatment plans for blacks and other minorities.

A public health debate will likely ensue over how, when and even whether to boost the vaccine's performance.

A California physician says the philosophy behind his WellnessMart is that the sick and the well should go to separate places for care.

A hospital-owned chain becomes one of the few to put physicians in store locations.

The pharmacy chain plans to launch a health and wellness division that will include new retail and clinic acquisitions.

Health plans are marketing hard to baby boomers, a generation that was once overlooked. Insurers hope the ties they establish now with this giant demographic group will transfer to their Medicare Advantage plans later.

A Georgia court found that while hospitals are entitled to offer exclusive contracts to specialty groups, applications for privileges are governed by medical staff bylaws.

New York writer Pope Brock describes the exploits of Depression-era quack John R. Brinkley in Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam.

The grants eventually will benefit more than half of the patients in the state, the health commissioner says.

Physicians are among those calling on Congress to repair and renew the demonstration program.