Morgan Lewis Jr.

Almost half of all uninsured U.S. citizens younger than 65 earn enough to afford health insurance but voluntarily don't purchase it, according to research by a Washington, D.C. think tank.

More than 44 percent of Americans rolled over their entire retirement account distributions to another tax-qualified plan in 2006.

The Texas Medical Association is fighting the ability of health plans to revoke a patient's policy-and your payments-after claims have been filed.

A large-scale study that indicated health and operational benefits to hospitals that go paperless is likely applicable to outpatient settings too, according to the study's senior author.

Starting in 2011, there may be $44,000 coming your way over the following five years if you adopt an electronic health record system.

Most health insurance markets are dominated by only one or two health insurers, according to a report issued by the American Medical Association.

Two U.S. senators resubmitted legislation from the last congressional session that would require public disclosure of physicians' financial ties to pharmacy companies and device manufacturers.

The results of a large-scale study that indicated there are health and operational benefits to hospitals that go paperless are likely applicable to outpatient settings, too, says the study's senior author.

Starting in 2011, there could be a total of $44,000 coming your way over the following five years if you choose to adopt an electronic health record system.

Here are a few tips from the insurer about interacting with patients via e-mail.

Family and internal medicine doctors were in high demand in 2008, but saw only a modest increase in compensation, according to a report by the Delta Companies.

One of Washington state's largest health systems is putting $20 million behind the concept of a patient-centered medical home.

Certain models of the concierge practice method of medicine could be construed as engaging in the insurance business, according to a report issued by the Maryland Insurance Administration.

Coders, software firms, and physicians were granted another two years to prepare and comply with the greatly expanded set of disease diagnostic codes.

The current fee-for-service model used by the U.S. healthcare system is costly and ineffective for physicians and patients, according to two recent reports in influential health-policy journals.

Don't overlook these possible deductions when it's time to file your 2008 taxes.

An analysis of 11 leading U.S. government health-care reform proposals, large and small, concludes that a package submitted in 2007 by Rep. Pete Stark would increase federal spending the most but provide the largest overall cost reduction.

"Rental" agreements, in which new health plans use a Preferred Provider Organization network from a plan you're contracted with to discount your fees without your permission, may soon be more transparent if a ruling by the National Conference of Insurance Legislators evolves into state laws.

With so many vendors and systems, finding the right electronic health record system software is just part of the struggle practices face in the transition from paper to digital.

In an economic speech prior to his inauguration, President Barack Obama endorsed a goal set by the Bush administration of establishing an electronic health record for every patient by 2014.

Only a small number of consumers are visiting the estimated 1,100 retail health clinics nationwide.

An agreement between the state of New York and UnitedHealth Group may drastically affect out-of-network care reimbursement for you and your patients.

In a phone survey, 20 percent of 1,009 respondents said they would want fictional TV doctor Gregory House of the Fox drama "House" as their doctor.

Most practices will be required to have a plan in place by May 2009 to alert them to signs of potential theft of their patients' identities and to help prevent spread of the crime.

Despite the recent struggles of the stock market d, investors with years to go until retirement should not shy away from equities, a financial planner advises.

An amendment to the Massachusetts law that requires all residents to maintain health insurance includes several provisions that appear to equate nurse practitioners with primary care doctors.

Just days after the election, Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) unveiled a broad-reaching and primary-care-focused reform plan.

A Medicare bill introduced in July would require physicians to disclose to patients any self-referral of imaging services such as MRIs and CT scans.

Almost half of physicians report consulting a web-based reference tool during a patient visit, mostly to check drug dosing, interaction, and side effect information.

A billing dispute between a chiropractor and his patient escalated into a lawsuit early this year with the chiropractor accusing the patient of defamation for comments posted about the solo practitioner on an online ratings site.