Medill Reports presents a story on community health centers in Chicago that are filling the access gaps for people too sick to get health care coverage or too poor to afford other care.
(Daily Report) Mar 10, 2010
The Department of Veterans Affairs will fully automate the way it pays claims to veterans for illnesses related to the chemical Agent Orange, used during the Vietnam War, according to USA Today.
(Daily Report) Mar 09, 2010
A column in the Washington Post written by an infectious-disease specialist advocates for a new system of "bundled" Medicare payments to doctors.
(Daily Report) Mar 09, 2010
New research finds racial disparities in hospice use.
(Daily Report) Mar 09, 2010
Finding the right balance between too much and too little care is excruciating and highly personal for physicians, patients and families — one reason it's not discussed at a national level. This reluctance is mirrored by an unwillingness by lawmakers to confront hard choices on medical spending.
(Story) Mar 09, 2010
As Democratic lawmakers busy themselves gathering votes for a new push on health care reform, Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., is leading a contingent of anti-abortion lawmakers in fighting for stricter restrictions on the procedure in exchange for their votes.
(Daily Report) Mar 05, 2010
In the era of modern medicine, there is often no easy way to navigate between an acceptable quality of life and a death with dignity. But palliative care specialists, relatively new players on the health care scene, offer comfort, support, pain control and, if requested, spiritual counsel, helping people sort through often confusing and ambiguous medical options.
(Daily Report) Mar 05, 2010
Recent studies also examine the effect of comparative effectiveness research and improving nursing home care for seniors who have both Medicaid and Medicare coverage.
(Daily Report) Mar 05, 2010
In the era of modern medicine, there is often no easy way to navigate between an acceptable quality of life and a death with dignity. But palliative care specialists, relatively new players on the health care scene, offer comfort, support, pain control and, if requested, spiritual counsel, helping people sort through often confusing and ambiguous medical options.
(Story) Mar 05, 2010
Living wills and advance directives were the hope for end-of-life decision-making decades ago. But a 2004 survey by FindLaw found that 36 percent of Americans have a living will, and even when people have filled out living wills, doctors often ignore them.
(Story) Mar 05, 2010