Laura Mortkowitz

Although homeowners insurance satisfaction is up from 2010, relatively few homeowners have flood or earthquake insurance, and those who do are less satisfied with their flood insurance.

For the frugal traveler who want to enjoy the local culture, a home exchange might be just what you're looking for.

The midlife crisis is often treated like the punch line of a joke, but the truth is it can be difficult to get through and leave ruined lives in the aftermath.

Physician networks and hospitals can potentially become insurers under a new federally-funded program called the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan.

Nearly all physicians working in high-risk specialties can expect to face at least one malpractice claim during their careers.

The housing market is more of a mess now than a year ago, with some markets drastically undervalued and other overvalued. Eventually, these will have to correct themselves.

People who spend more than 21 days a month traveling are 92% more likely to be obese than those who travel less than a week per month.

A poll showed that there is a disparity between payments collected prior to service and the recovery rate of money owed afterward.

By viewing patients as customers, hospitals can come up with and implement services that will keep patients satisfied and engender loyalty.

Amazon created a web browser app that allows customers to read and buy books through Kindle while on an iPad, something they couldn't do with the iOS app.

Although only 3% of Americans are considered "rich" by President Obama's $200,000 a year salary definition, those polled by CNN thought higher taxes on the rich was a good start toward reducing the deficit.

More than a third of physicians report meetings with sales reps where a tablet was used. However, the marketers aren't using the devices to their full potential.

Primary care physicians come up with the top five activities in family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics where quality of care can be improved

U.S. physicians spend almost four times more than Canadian physicians dealing with health insurers and payers.

Employee health incentives are good in theory, but behavioral economics says that they won't work as is.

Despite various models developed to predict mortality, the evidence suggests that physicians perform poorly in this area.

Homeowners with unfavorable loan terms grow increasingly frustrated with their inability to refinance. For the second year in a row, BB&T ranks highest.

A new report by members of CMS' Office of the Actuary projects that U.S. health spending will rise at an average rate of 5.8% over the next decade, reaching nearly $4.54 trillion by 2020.

Median compensation for practice management professionals in 2010 showed little change from 2009, with most compensation barely increasing and some actually decreasing.

There is a link between increased public spending and a decline in preventable deaths, but money is not the total answer.

The greatest symbol of wealth may be the yacht, and the uber rich are constantly trying to one up each other.

Clinical development teams are looking toward emerging markets in Asia because each has its own unique market quality.

More physicians are interested in patient-centered medical homes, which are better at helping patients prevent the onset of any sickness.

For 22 years running now Johns Hopkins Hospital has been named the best hospital in the U.S.

A money management entity of the ultra wealthy is now available to the masses to act as the quarterback for a physician's financial life.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed rules and guidelines as states set up individual Insurance Exchanges before 2014.

Three new initiatives to cut down on the high costs of Medicare and Medicaid, while helping to improve the quality of care.

Vacationers are looking for adventure and exotic locations, according to the results of a Travel + Leisure survey.

Although employment numbers in general were flat in June, health care continued its upward trend.

The cities of Poland have an unexpected beauty to them with bright buildings, pedestrian-filled streets and history.