Health insurance spending will rise 12.9 percent in 2014, according to a new government analysis of the health-care reform law.

Within a decade, annual health spending is expect to rise to $4.57 trillion, or 19.6 percent of the gross domestic product. The effect of health overall on spending is small -- about 0.2 percent a year.

THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Americans who have health insurance through large, employer-sponsored health plans will see a number of plan design changes in 2011, and they'll be paying more for that coverage, employers and benefits consultants say.

Health officials cautioned dengue fever patients on relying on herbal medicine and herbal doctors to cure their illness, saying these have yet to be supported by scientific research.

Title: Health Care Reform: Will It Empower or Perplex Consumers? Category: Health News Created: 9/7/2010 10:10:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/8/2010

It will be at least five years before health car reform triggers a sustained slowdown in the pace of spending, according to new government estimates released on Thursday.

Health Net Inc. has launched a free mobile application that allows members to access their account details and other information on their iPhones and iPod Touch devices, the Woodland Hills-based insurer announced.

The U.S. health overhaul that Democrats said would slow the rising costs of health care will have little overall effect on spending in the next 10 years, according to an analysis by government actuaries.