Med school seniors headed for primary care see a challenging future

After Match Day, they say being more involved in patients' lives and health overshadow issues that drive some graduates to other specialties.

Discussing death with patients can cut costs, ease abandonment fears

New research shows communication's value. But dying patients who rely on religion to cope tend to opt for more aggressive care.

Seasonal slump shutters 89 MinuteClinic locations

Gaining patients year-round has been a problem plaguing several retail clinic chains.

Waning confidence in the health insurance status quo

Among hundreds of executives surveyed, the economy and the prospect of reform may have raised doubts about the future of employer-sponsored health benefits.

N.D. Blues gives its top exec the boot

The plan's president and CEO was dismissed after a series of controversies, including attempts to cut physician pay and failed bids for premium increases.