A Chicago hospital's executives worry about how health care reform may affect it while some Ohio hospitals prepare to cut their budgets.
(Daily Report) Nov 24, 2009
Perhaps the political and media elite shouldn't wait for an impending presidential election to pay attention to what Iowa has to say.
(Daily Report) Nov 24, 2009
New Medicare payment rules for home-oxygen pinch patients and hurt some businesses.
(Daily Report) Nov 24, 2009
Many respondents to the USA Today/Gallup Poll said they planned to ignore the new guidelines.
(Daily Report) Nov 24, 2009
Perhaps the political and media elite shouldn’t wait for an impending presidential election to pay attention to what Iowa has to say.
(Column) Nov 24, 2009
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Monday's opinions and editorials from around the country.
(Daily Report) Nov 23, 2009
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on mammography have generated a firestorm of outrage and political repercussions. This is not the first time that breast cancer has become a big political issue, according to Dr. Barron Lerner.
(Daily Report) Nov 23, 2009
The proponents of reform talk all the time about improving the quality of care, both to save lives and make it less expensive, and frequently cite hospital infections to make their point. (Even opponents of reform have been known to agree on this front.) And the bills they’ve moved through the legislative process supposedly follow through on this.
But if you look closely at the legislation, you’ll see that the proposals fall a bit short on that promise
(Daily Report) Nov 23, 2009
Will there be enough primary care physicians to handle the new patients if health reform passes and offers insurance for millions of the uninsured?
(Daily Report) Nov 23, 2009
A plan to reopen the Martin Luther King Jr. hospital as a private, nonprofit facility in partnership with the University California, is the latest example in a new trend among public hospitals that has lead to greater efficiency, and often quality elsewhere.
(Daily Report) Nov 23, 2009