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Health Care Reform Helps Small Businesses Offer Coverage: Report

Tax credits, new options will leave more employees insured, Commonwealth Fund study says

Voters Prefer Deficit Reduction Rhetoric to Action

Tackling long-term budget deficits is going to take courage.

Air Travel, Medicaid Funding Among Most Searched Bills

Healthcare reform is still capturing the attention of THOMAS.gov users.

More Medicaid Patients Using ERs, Study Finds

Increased volume adds to wait time, researchers find

Teach Voters Patience and End Sitcom Politics

Voter expectations have gotten out of control. It's time to make some tough choices.

A Week in History: The Post Office, President Nixon, and Medicare and Medicaid

The Second Continental Congress establishes the Post Office and the House votes to impeach Nixon.

What Obama Could Learn From British Prime Minister David Cameron

We must reform and reduce the scope of the Washington bureaucracy.

Economic Status May Affect Kids' Hearing Aid Care

Medicaid patients experience more problems after cochlear implant, report shows

Even the Communist Chinese Worry About Obama's Spending

Why Red China is worried about the U.S. national debt.

New White House Report Claims More Jobs From Stimulus Bill

The stimulus has been even better for the country than previously advertised, The White House says.

Low-Income Children Not Getting Adequate Dental Care

California study finds those covered by public health insurance less likely to make regular visits, if they go at all

Obama Bypassing Senate for New Medicare Chief

Obama is planning to appoint the head of Medicare and Medicaid without Senate hearings.

Health Plan May Influence 5-Year Rectal Cancer Survival

Privately insured at advantage over uninsured or Medicaid patients, research shows

Business Background Not Needed to Fix National Problems

I’m all for encouraging nonlawyers to run for public office, but a lack of practical real-world experience is not what ails our political system.

1 in 4 Patients Undergoes Revolving-Door Hospitalizations

Improving outpatient care could cut down on multiple readmissions, study authors suggest

Health Reform Should Provide Insurance to Many Young Adults

Some provisions start in September and will make coverage more affordable, easier to get, report says

Alzheimer's Costs Could Explode by Mid-Century

Report anticipates U.S. bill of $20 trillion over next 40 years

For Drug Company Whistleblowers, Hardship Often Follows

More equitable rewards, stronger anti-retaliation provisions needed, study authors say

Canadians Leading Longer, Healthier Lives Than Americans

U.S. study points to lack of universal health care, economic equality as reasons why

Poll Finds Americans Blame Insurers, Drug Companies for Rising Health Costs

But the real drivers are higher fees, increased utilization and more sophisticated and costly medical technologies, some experts say

House Democrats Approve Health-Care Reform Bill

$940 billion overhaul would give 32 million more Americans access to health insurance; Obama signature expected in day or so

House Democrats Approve Health-Care Reform Bill

$940 billion overhaul would give 32 million more Americans access to health insurance

Showdown Over Health-Care Reform Bill Heats Up

$940 billion overhaul would give 31 million more Americans access to health insurance

Problems With the CBO Healthcare Reform Scoring

Don’t be so fast to celebrate the CBO scoring.

Third of Young U.S. Adults Lack Health Insurance

Males more likely than females to go without coverage, statistics show

Existing Health Programs Could Help More Kids With Asthma

Greater enrollment, expanded eligibility would cover most uninsured children, report says

Two Fatal Flaws in Health Reform Resuscitation

Relying so heavily on Medicare and Medicaid to provide the funding simply can’t work.

Government to Pay for More Than Half of U.S. Health Care Costs

Recession is driving laid-off Americans from private to public plans, report notes

Senate Upset Foils Democrats' Health Reform Agenda

Future direction of Obama's top domestic priority remains unclear

U.S. Spending on Health Care Slowed in 2008

National cost still reached $2.3 trillion, government report shows

Over 45 Million Americans Now Lack Health Insurance

About 8 percent of children are uninsured, government report finds

Health Reform: What's in It for You?

Advertising to Consumers May Raise Drug Prices

With Plavix as an example, study finds no added use but higher costs

Landrieu’s Medicaid Deal Hurts Middle Class Taxpayers Everywhere

Lawmakers' votes should not be based on the government equivalent of a bribe.

Health Buzz: Bill Aims to Help States Pay Medicaid Costs and Other Health News

7 reasons the PSA test still matters; why health reform would endanger passive patients

Pay Less for Prescription Drugs

Check out pharmacy, clinic and government programs, expert says

Race, Insurance May Affect Testing of Kids in ER

Study finds more done for youths with chest pain who are white and have private coverage

U.S. Health Costs Will Continue to Cause Financial Pain

Medical services expected to take up more of the American economy in the future, experts say

Hospitals Reduce Heart Attack Deaths

Study shows 10-year effort, major medical advances improved survival

Expanding Health Coverage May Not Improve Access

Innovations in financing, delivery of care are needed to close gaps, experts say

ER Visits Mostly by Medicare, Medicaid Recipients

But government study also shows uninsured accounted for almost 1 out of 5 ER patients

Health Buzz: New York Pays for Medicaid Mistake and Other Health News

Fixing health insurance first; cooking with whole foods

Poor Women Seem to Be Skipping Breast Cancer Drugs

Theories vary as to why, but experts say consequence can be severe

More Americans Experiencing Gaps in Health Coverage

Further erosion of private insurance could boost the ranks of the uninsured

Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes

Study finds these units of excellence no better, more costly, than other hospitals

Cancer Survivors Say Costs Keep Them From Care

Insured or not, patients forgo medical needs twice as often as others, study finds

Obama Backs Health Care Reform

Public concern over cost, availability of care could lead to real change, experts say

7 Ways the Stimulus Plan Will Help Retirees

Trillion-dollar program won't address longer-term needs and generational conflicts.

U.S. Flunks on Tobacco Control Report Card

Lung Association report says feds and most states neglect preventing tobacco-caused illness.

Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade

But consumers are still paying more for out-of-pocket expenses, reports say

Health Buzz: State Medicaid Cuts and Other Health News

Michael Jackson's lung health status; Bush administration's healthcare conscience rule.

Newborn Hospital Deaths Highest for Those Without Insurance

And those transferred between facilities also had higher mortality rates, study says

Uninsured Likely Organ Donors, But Not Recipients

Study suggests that transplant centers aren't catering to those with fewer resources

Health Buzz: Medicaid Covering Unapproved Drugs and Other Health News

Medical tourism incentives, and holiday help for shopping addicts.

Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant

Health Insurance Rules Affect Medical Outcomes

Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets

Report Compares Health-Care Platforms of Presidential Candidates

Medicare Advantage Plans Get Lion's Share of Insurers' Ad Dollars

Long-Term Care Insurance: Not Always a Good Buy

Private plans are available, but getting one isn't necessarily a good idea.

Patients With Medicaid Co-Pay Cut Out Certain Drugs

Walgreens Settles Medicaid Fraud Allegations

Company will pay $35 million to settle claims it improperly switched forms of drugs.

More Young People Going Without Health Insurance

States' Scorecard Finds Big Differences in Kids' Health Care

Quality Lags at Safety-Net Hospitals

Schools Face a Cut in Medicaid Funding

The Bush administration worried that the Medicaid funding was being spent on educational activities.

The Pill's Price on Campus

A jump in the cost of birth control puts students in a quandary.

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