Health insurance coverages and now even social stigmas are preventing many Americans from receiving the proper help for mental illnesses and services. About 20 percent of residents of California report a need for mental health services, while one in 25 report serious psychological distress, researchers found. Lead author David Grant, director of the California Health Interview Survey at the ...

The health insurance industry has won a concession from the Obama administration on insurance coverage for children.

Health fair set for Aug. 6 in Chardon

HEALTH bosses in Suffolk have agreed to explore the option of merging the county’s mental health services with a neighbouring authority, it can be revealed.

Health Grades Inc., which provides ratings of hospitals and other health care providers, has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of the private equity firm Vestar Capital for about $294 million in cash, the companies said Wednesday.

Public health officials advise residents affected by recent flooding to take precautions to protect their health, including attention to hygiene, current vaccinations and any actual contact with floodwaters.

The health insurance industry has won a concession from the Obama administration on insurance coverage for children. The Health and Human Services Department said Wednesday that insurers can set limited sign-up periods for a new kind of guaranteed coverage that is available to children regardless of medical problems.

Health-care reform is not going anywhere, a regional director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told a lunchtime business meeting Wednesday.