Anthony Brino

Do consumers want to use their health plan, networks, deductibles, formularies and all, on a mobile app? Health insurers investing in mobile and web apps are finding out.

In what is likely to become a widespread trend, health insurance companies are already integrating wellness apps with Apple's platform, and in so doing, they are looking to attract new members.

The agency isn't winning over everyone with its proposals to regulate mobile apps, but it may be doing right by Apple's mHealth plans.

A former Apple CEO sees the move as indicating "a new era of consumer engagement and innovation."

One of the lesser-explored consequences of slow interoperability progress is what providers could be doing with all the time and money going to interfaces.

The public-private partnership targets the state with the highest percentage of adult diabetics and an annual $3 billion bill to treat them. Officials hope the use of mHealth tools and services will help them manage that chronic population and reduce that bill.

The D.C. court's ruling to treat all Internet traffic equally might help mHealth entrepreneurs in their efforts to grab wireless spectrum - or make it more expensive. In any case, the issue is far from over.

Engineering researchers have created a biochip that could bring the lab to the field and make HIV testing simple.

From inactivity to depression to end-of-life care, games have the potential to bridge gaps between clinician and patient. But health organizations still have a ways to go in adoption.

New services and service regions are being added to the Medicare 2014 physician fee schedule, as the agency gradually ramps up its support of mobile healthcare.