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IN THIS ARTICLE ... A new ACPE survey on price transparency reveals that, while physician executives recognize the trend, they're not convinced that health care pricing can be easily understood by patients., In principle, allowing patients more access to health care pricing information has wide support. In fact, a majority of physicians say there is a need for even greater transparency in [...]

We analyzed survey data from 2,325 Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) beneficiaries in six States to estimate satisfaction with personal care services. We constructed an eight-item scale rating various aspects of paid assistance and estimated satisfaction for the total sample and for older and younger persons with disabilities. Younger persons with significant health problems and those residing in group settings, were less satisfied. Higher unmet need for assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) was associated with decreased satisfaction, and matching race between a client and paid caregiver was associated with significantly increased satisfaction in all age groups., INTRODUCTION One of the key rationales for expanding HCBS is the assumption that satisfaction with non-institutional long-term care (LTC) services is higher than with nursing home care. However, measuring and [...]

Byline: Kelley M. Butler I'd be lying if I didn't say I'm glad that this month's cover feature and Health Care section highlight reporting on how employers can craft effective [...]

CONDUCTED BY: The Kaiser Family Foundation, the Pew Research Center Sample: 3,513 health stories in 48 outlets (January 2007-June 2008) Goal: To see to what extent health stories are a [...]

Byline: Kesner, Julian Get religious about your health By Julian Kesner Did you know that your church or temple could be the next best thing to a doctor's office? Many [...]

The proportion of patients with moderately severe depression was approximately the same in primary care and specialty practices, according to results of the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) [...]

Byline: LOUISE ESOLA Seventy-five percent of U.S. workers consider a health plan to be the most important employee benefit in the workplace, according to a survey by the National Business [...]

By Staff More than ever, consumers expect to find choices such as local and organic foods, trans-fat-free cooking oils and healthful options on menus, regardless of where they dine. Their [...]

ATLANTA: The Coca-Cola Co. has contacted a number of PR agencies, asking them to submit examples of their work that best demonstrates what they are doing in the area of [...]

As if the pharmaceuticals industry didn't have enough trouble, old folks remain baffled by the new Medicare program that would help them buy more of the drug companies' wares. Enrollment [...]

Weber and colleagues reinforce the growing viewpoint that the uninsured are not (or at least, not solely) responsible for emergency department (ED) overcrowding. Data from several years' worth of tracking [...]

Employers across the United States may not understand all the costs associated with poor employee health and may not be fully assessing the health conditions that drive these costs, according [...]

In dealing with any part of the healthcare system, it'd be nice to think the practitioners are looking out chiefly for our interests. But consumers will believe that when they [...]

In dealing with any part of the healthcare system, it'd be nice to think the practitioners are looking out chiefly for our interests. But consumers will believe that when they [...]

Americans often remark on the disjuncture between this country's lavish spending on healthcare and its less-than-tip-top levels of health and life expectancy. But a good deal of the supposed mystery [...]

They're still working, but not as much as they'd like to be. While rising unemployment has garnered attention in recent months, a report issued in December by the federal Bureau [...]

Americans continue to have a love/ hate--or, at least, a like/hate--relationship with the country's healthcare system. Few are dissatisfied with the care they receive, according to a new report by [...]

CHICAGO -- Americans may take full responsibility for the fact that health-averse behaviors like smoking or not exercising contribute to greater health costs, but they are not as eager to [...]

U.S. consumers want more from their healthcare system than they're currently getting--greater online connection to healthcare providers and medical records, customized insurance coverage, and wider access to emerging innovations such [...]

We all know we should care about the upcoming election, but sometimes political events seem far-removed from our daily lives. As CG!'s 2008 election correspondent, I want to change that! [...]

OHIO -- Residents gave their nursing homes good grades, according to a new survey released by the Ohio Department of Aging. More than 24,000 residents at 955 facilities answered questions [...]

According to a recent survey, most Americans indirectly support the efforts of fitness professionals and overwhelmingly support public policies designed to combat obesity. The findings appeared in the January 2007 [...]

* The Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission is conducting a special survey of disabled veterans and a separate survey of survivors through April 2007. The surveys are being carried out by [...]

Study Shows More Health Plans are Addressing Gaps in Care for Minorities: According to a study released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and America's Health Insurance Plans, two-thirds of [...]

Survey Identifies Leading Success Factors in Consumer-Driven Health Care: Buck Consultants, an ACS company and one of the world's leading human resource and benefits consulting firms, has announced the results [...]

The uninsured not only face a 'downward spiral' in health, they also experience inefficiencies in care, a report from the Commonwealth Fund found. Uninsured persons are more likely to go [...]

The top executive at suburban Chicago's Advocate Health Care isn't shy about his system's capabilities. ``We think we're the most integrated system in Chicago,'' says Richard Risk, president and chief [...]