Knowledge is Healing

With the Hispanic population surging, physicians find that bilingual employees can meet federal requirements for interpreters -- and help market the practice.

An insider is selected to lead the health plan giant as a stock-option scandal claims the careers of other executives.

The insurers allegedly dropped policyholders in violation of state law. Physicians and others say such problems occur throughout the country.

The organization's survey shows the continuing trend of physicians having to work longer and harder to stay afloat.

SSM Health Care made the decision after hearing objections to the arrangement from its physicians.