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White House May Look to Compromise on Contraception Decision The Obama administration last month unveiled new rules requiring insurance plans at some religious institutions to provide free contraception to their employees. February 07, 2012 12:00 AM The End of Health Insurance Companies Accountable care organizations will shift the focus of medicine away from treating sickness and toward keeping patients healthy. January 30, 2012 12:00 AM Law Fuels Contraception Controversy on Catholic Campuses Many Catholic colleges are pushing back against a ruling by the Obama administration that the new health care law requires insurance plans at Catholic institutions to cover birth control. January 30, 2012 12:00 AM Health Insurance Deductibles Doubled in 7 Years, Study Finds Average deductibles for employer-based, family health insurance doubled from 2003 to 2010, a report from the Commonwealth Fund finds. January 26, 2012 12:00 AM DrChrono Raises $2.8 Million to Digitize Doctor's Visits A start-up in Silicon Valley is hoping to streamline and simplify the process of seeing a doctor with a suite of applications aimed at both physicians and patients. It is gaining customers, and raising money. January 26, 2012 12:00 AM Administration Rules Insurers Must Cover Contraceptives In ruling for free coverage for women, the administration rejected a broad exemption for employees of Roman Catholic hospitals, colleges and charities. January 21, 2012 12:00 AM Learning to Be Lean Researchers do not fully understand what has caused America's rapid rise in childhood obesity, and few proven models exist for helping children and adolescents achieve and maintain a healthier weight; lack of understanding will make it difficult for health insurers and employers to comply with strictures of the new federal health care law that require them to pay the cost of screening children for obesity and provide them with appropriate counseling. Photos January 17, 2012 12:00 AM U.S. to Tell Drug Makers to Disclose Payments to Doctors To head off medical conflicts of interest, the companies would be required to disclose what they pay doctors for research, consulting, speaking, travel and entertainment. January 17, 2012 12:00 AM Health Sector Takes On Childhood Obesity Health insurers and employers must now pay to screen children for obesity and provide them with counseling. Experts say creating such programs will be a challenge. January 17, 2012 12:00 AM Epic Systems, Digitizing Health Records Before It Was Cool In the growing business of electronic medical records, Epic Systems is far from a newcomer: it started more than 30 years ago, and now helps keep track of 40 million patients. January 15, 2012 12:00 AM