With the average American living well past the age of 65, the chance of needing long-term care is about 52 percent for most people. Sadly, the cost of care is something that most people cannot afford.

More than 2,000 physicians are publicly backing a plan for new single-payer healthcare system in the U.S., arguing the Affordable Care Act hasn’t gone far enough in increasing access to care.

A CMS advisory panel has released a draft proposal on how certain alternative payment models will be evaluated under the new Medicare reimbursement system.

Rockyview General Hospital is using biometric devices from biotricty Inc. to determine the effectiveness of monitoring heart rate variability to predict the onset of illness.

Exit letters date back to April 15, prior to UnitedHealth's exchange exits and before Humana released an earnings report which partially blamed a 46 percent drop in profits on exchange losses.

The Food and Drug Administration announced the long-awaited rule that allows it to regulate all tobacco products, including cigars, electronic cigarettes, hookahs, personal vaporizers and electronic pipes, reports The Hill.

The company reported May 4 its profit decreased 46 percent year-over-year, with a 21 percent drop in the number of customers who bought plans from the exchanges

Fitbit CEO James Park spoke about the expansion of the device in to the healthcare field recently, citing a lack of consumer engagement in healthcare as a problem he solve.