Laura Joszt

In the wake of President Obama's proposed FY 2013 budget plan, which cuts $336 billion from HHS, organizations are expressing their concern and disappointment.

More than $4 billion in taxpayer money was recovered from health care fraud in 2011 and close to 1,500 defendants were charged.

As part of the fiscal year 2013 national budget proposal, the Obama administration revealed that it will cut $366 billion, mostly from Medicare and Medicaid.

The U.S. might be trying to reform college-level science education, but when it comes to K-12, 75% of the states get a C or lower for science education.

A survey revealed that there are a number of things physicians don't always feel they need to reveal or be totally honest about with patients, which could influence care decisions.

There's another very real economic threat that the U.S. is facing, which could be just as devastating as when the housing bubble burst: the student loan debt bomb

Facing continue budget pressures from the economic downturn, states are restructuring the way they deliver long-term services and supports.

Health care is difficult enough in the U.S., imagine how tough it must be to cheaply and safely care for a sick or injured astronaut, if it's at all possible. A new breakthrough from NASA could not only help astronauts, but be used on Earth.

Although doctors are starting to see the benefits of HIT, there remains a significant statistical gap between old and young doctors, and the U.S. and the rest of the countries surveyed.

Young investors are more upbeat about the U.S. stock market and women and men have very different views on what they think will happen and whether Republicans or Democrats are best able to jumpstart the economy.

All of the U.S. was more negative about the economy in 2011, including the District of Columbia, the only region that had been positive in 2010.

Google's new privacy policy doesn't go into effect until March 1; however, as soon as the search engine giant revealed the new policy on its site, the hoopla began.

The Super Bowl is always a big day for gambling, with everything from obvious bets like the outcome of the game to obscure ones, like the color of Madonna's hair at the start of the halftime show.

The public can finally see the company's income, revenue and expenses. Also, CEO Mark Zuckerberg included a letter likening the culture at Facebook and management to hacker culture.

With less time to manage both their practices and the finances many physicians have poor or no financial plans, which can erode their wealth before they even retire.

Every year thousands of physicians are victims of medical identity theft, and for a third of those cases it takes more than a year before the thefts are actually discovered.

Facebook is expected to file its IPO today, which is going to make a lot of people very, very rich. Some analysts are speculating that the nontraditional might still throw a curve ball when it files.

More American than ever will watch the New York Giants and the New England Patriots face off again in the Super Bowl, and they'll spend an all-time high too.

Even if they don't work as well, by switching to the generic equivalent of drugs as soon as they're available, prescribers in the U.S. saved the health care system and consumers more than $900 billion.

And now for something different: hospitals in Maryland are keeping lists of malpractice lawyers to refer patients to. These lawyers are willing to offer discounted fees in exchange for trying to settle cases quickly.

New Jersey's taxes are so high that the state is consistently one of the least friendly states for businesses. Wyoming, Nevada and Florida are among the friendliest.

Perception, rather than hard facts such as prior ownership or reviews, drive the decision making processes of 43% of consumers looking to buy a new car.

Despite any progresses made in health care in the U.S., there are still a lot of challenges facing the industry, not the least of which is a 'broken political culture.'

The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee said that it will keep interest rates low until at least 2014, good news for investors, but bad news for savers and those on fixed income.

In his last State of the Union address before the election, President Barack Obama spent most of the speech distinguishing himself from the Republican candidates, making only a few remarks on health care.

Hospitals are catering to wealthy patients with luxurious rooms and high-end amenities in exchange for some steep prices.

The overuse of health care services has been seriously understudied, despite the fact that it can be attributed to almost a third of U.S. health care spending.

Sometimes when planning a vacation knowing what you don't want to experience could be as important as know what you do want. If you want friendly people, these are the places to avoid.

After 20 years of demonstrations by Medicare's administrators, the Congressional Budget Office has found that most programs did not reduce federal spending on Medicare.

In a health care-related business, protection of the customer's data is paramount. Although the threat to digital assets has grown over the past five years, many companies don't understand how at risk they are or have no strategy in place.