Laura Joszt

America's government spends nearly three times as much on health care as any other country; however, other government's have increased their health care spending far more in the last decade.

Patients aren't the only people confused about the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges - some doctors aren't even sure if they're participating in their state's exchange.

New research has revealed the imbalances in distribution of Medicare graduate medical education money and state caps on Medicare-sponsored resident slots.

While the decision is up to individual states whether or not to expand Medicaid coverage, a new report reveals that hospitals and health care systems in states opting out will face greater financial challenges.

Malpractice costs may not be as scary for physicians as they once were - claims costs are growing at the slowest rate in at least 14 years, according to a report.

As technology in health care evolves and becomes more frequently used, there are some hazards that are becoming more prevalent, according to the ECRI Institute.

The physician shortage is expected to reach more than 90,000 by 2020, but expanding HIT could reduce the demand for in-person physician care and ease the effects of the shortage.

If you want to invest in a stock that pays dividends you can't do much better than the so-called Dividend Aristocrats, which have raised payouts consistently for sometimes as much as 50 years.

President Obama and his supporters had said that awareness of the marketplaces was essential to success, but more than a month after they launched just 17% of potentially eligible Americans have visited them.

A car is one of the biggest purchases a person will make and the last thing a car owner wants is to pay extra over the life of the car because of problems and repairs.

For the last two years obesity in the U.S. has been on a slight decline; however, 2013 looks to be the year to break that streak - so far the obesity rate is up a full percentage point.

As the year begins to draw to a close, the perennial issue of Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula is once again being addressed as a bipartisan, bicameral proposal to repeal the SGR has been revealed.

For a few years now the increase in health care spending has been on a decline; however, that doesn't mean much since the increase in income has fallen far behind.

Although the country as a whole is facing a looming 90,000 physician shortage, some states will be hit much harder than others and will need to increase their PCP workforce by 40% or more by 2030.

As lawmakers held a hearing on the technical issues plaguing the federal insurance exchange, the Obama administration decided to delay penalties for being uninsured for six weeks.

As the country faces a 90,000 physician shortage students have stepped up and a record high enrolled in medical school in 2013, according to the AAMC.

The housing market must really be back - homes prices in a majority of America's big cities are becoming unaffordable, according to a new study.

This week is national save for retirement week, and there's some good news. While more and more people are planning to push off retirement past the traditional age of 65, it turns out that is to their benefit.

To stay a private practice in this environment, physicians must view their practices as business and evaluate their bottom line. Yet, only half of small practices are using EHR.

While travel insurance is meant to ease the minds of people taking vacation, a close inspection of the policy you're buying is necessary - or you might find the reimbursement you expect isn't coming.

Insurance exchanges aren't off to a great start and now all the issues might not be fixed until well into December, according to federal contractors.

Two state exchanges in the Northeast had the easiest exchanges to navigate while some performed poorly during phone support. However, one state rated worse than all the rest.

There may be a physician pay gap skewed in favor of male doctors, but a new study revealed that female physicians are outperforming male counterparts on certain care metrics.

Following a budget is incredibly important during retirement because of fixed income, and in these 10 places you can still live the good life.

A lot of attention has been paid to EMR adoption and meaningful use, but a new report revealed that a quarter of hospitals have made no EMR progress in the last five years and some still remain paper-based.

Knowing the overall average retirement savings doesn't help you as an individual - you need to compare with other workers in your age group to get a better understanding of how you're doing.

While foreclosure activity is on the decline in the majority of the country some cities reported recent sharp increases - one city reported an annual increase of 381%.

The ability to provide high-quality health care is a key factor to determining if physicians are satisfied with their jobs, and obstacles that got in the way are major sources of dissatisfaction.

Taxes are a certainty in life, but depending on which state you live, they can be much easier to bear for your business. Here are the 10 states with the worst business tax climates.

Health care needs to increasingly go to where the patients are and data can always be bigger and more useful, according to the speakers at the Forbes Healthcare Summit.