Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Monday's and the weekend's opinions and editorials.
(Daily Report) Nov 09, 2009
"For people lacking health insurance in the Washington [D.C.] region, where they live can make all the difference in getting affordable health care," The Washington Post reports.
(Daily Report) Nov 09, 2009
The events at Fort Hood highlight the military's struggle to provide mental health care for soldiers, veterans and the therapists who treat them. Meanwhile, military families often face difficulty receiving care. And in Iowa, one military wife sues the government for delaying health care to her husband, a Vietnam vet.
(Daily Report) Nov 09, 2009
The New York Times reports on federal legislation that could limit needle exchanges.
(Daily Report) Nov 09, 2009
Since the economic crisis, the state has cut back on services for people who would have been covered by Medi-Cal, the insurance program for the poor.
(Daily Report) Nov 06, 2009
Doctors and hospital payment systems remain at the center of health care reform debate as news outlets examine the benefits of abandoning a fee-for-service hospital system.
(Daily Report) Nov 06, 2009
The distribution of swine flu vaccines to private companies in New York has caused an uproar as people complain that children and health care workers should receive top priority.
(Daily Report) Nov 06, 2009
The Research Roundup today includes studies on Medicaid costs, ACOs, children's health and Medicare.
(Daily Report) Nov 06, 2009
Newspapers focus on alleged fraud in the drug and insurance industries.
(Daily Report) Nov 05, 2009
One category of medical mysteries that stumps expert doctors and policymakers alike falls under the heading: What works? News reports on two new studies – and one that was never completed – offer insight into that issue.
(Daily Report) Nov 05, 2009