Michael T. McCue

Americans see alcoholic drinks nearly every day-on TV, at parties and even on the family dinner table.

The rapidly approaching shift from ICD-9 to ICD-10 is a massive system overhaul that many have underestimated.

If more patients are covered by Medicaid, hospitals stand to become unstable under reimbursement of 88 cents on the dollar

Decades of quality improvement now giving way to a leveling off trend in many areas

An insightful man named Blake Segal once said, "It is not a parent's job to protect their kids from life, but to prepare them for it." Wise words indeed, and ones that Bob Greczyn has taken to heart. Although he has three children of his own, he wants to help prepare yours for a healthy future, and everyone else's as well.

HAP CEO CLevel Killingsworth seeks a savings plan, but only if it reduces overuse and misuse of care

The devil might be in the details, but that's where the hope for redemption is, too. Money-saving strategies are nothing new in the healthcare industry, but ones that can save more than $11 million a year-without a single budget cut, no less-are a little more difficult to generate.

The competition in healthcare has never been fiercer than it is today. Even in the best of economies (which the current one certainly isn't, even though Wall Street seems to be gaining steam), health plans usually operate on a profit margin of 2% or less.

If there's one thing Regina Herzlinger understands, it's the relationship between risk and benefit. Her home in Belmont, Mass., sits high on a hill and offers a stunning view of the Boston skyline across the Charles River. But there was a price to pay for that unobstructed view, and after a very frightening near-accident involving her car and some black ice, it didn't take Regina and her husband George-with doctorates in business and physics, respectively-long to realize that the risks were too high.

Mike Cascone has spent his entire career -- more than 35 years -- with the fortunate BCBS of Florida.

Michael Cascone Jr. must be a big fan of Charles Darwin. When asked to identify the single most important issue facing healthcare today, the CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) replied, "Keeping the government out of benefits definition, and allowing people to shape the marketplace according to the benefits they want."

With tips from countries that haveless to work with, the U.S. healthcare industry moves toward major reform