Consumer Driven Health Care

Full-time U.S. workers who have chronic health troubles or are overweight cost more than $153 billion in lost productivity each year, according to a Gallup-Healthways study released Monday.

Walgreen Co. said Monday it is offering to continue filling prescriptions for military members, retirees, and their families under a new deal with Express Scripts Inc., bu the pharmacy benefits manager said the offer was not good enough.

ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say the toll of excessive drinking works out to about $2 per drink, in terms of medical expenses and other costs…

Overall health spending growth is well below this year's premium increases, according to a new study released Thursday.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health received $1.7 million in federal funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a series of pilot programs focused on combating obesity among children ages 2-12.

The consumer-directed health care world is buzzing these days about the concept of consumer engagement.

The economic downturn is not only depressing the economy, but also the public.

Despite lingering health reform uncertainty and a still-sluggish economy, brokers remain oddly optimistic about their own individual futures but worried about the industry.