Health Insurance - 'Frivolous' Claims Make Up Small Share of Malpractice Suits (HealthDay)

'Frivolous' Claims Make Up Small Share of Malpractice Suits (HealthDay)
New research shows that most malpractice litigation results from legitimate claims, and that eliminating "frivolous" lawsuits won't improve things.

Millions of Dollars Wasted on Unnecessary Medical Tests: Study (HealthDay)
Unnecessary medical tests ordered during routine physical exams are costing the U.S. health-care system millions, if not billions, of dollars each year, a new study contends.

Strategies for Stretching Your Health-Care Dollar (HealthDay)
When it comes to health care, it's not the uncomfortable needle pricks that Americans mind so much. It's the cost of medical care.

Drug-Plan Benefit Caps Harm Members' Health (HealthDay)
Medicare drug plans that offer limited coverage to beneficiaries could end up harming members' health while not providing any real savings in terms of health care expenditure, a new study shows.