The Utah Department of Health's Health Data Committee plans to use new software that will provide "significantly more" health-care data. That, in turn, will provide much richer, clearer information to help with system reform.

At a time of financial crisis and a soaring deficit, the amount of reckless spending in the health care system is astounding: $700 billion is wasted each year on unnecessary tests and procedures that do not improve patient outcome. That wasted money is en

Democrat says McCain aide reveals flaw in plan Sen. Barack Obama seized upon comments by a top aide to Sen. John McCain about the Republican's health-care plan, saying that they amounted to an "October surprise" at a boisterous rally in this Shenand

NEW YORK - A survey being released today by the Mercer consulting firm found 59 percent of companies intend to keep down rising health care costs in 2009 by raising workers' deductibles, copays or out-of-pocket spending limits.

MONTROSE — This week, residents have the opportunity to see how affordable health care is for them. On Thursday and Friday, Montrose County Health and Human Services is holding six different “health care affordability workshops.”