Though Massachusetts is the preferred health reform example of Democratic lawmakers, one report suggests they look to California, too. Meanwhile, states are grappling with quality, budgets and compliance issues.
(Daily Report) Oct 01, 2009
The AP examines claims about a Canadian woman's health care, while another fact-checking news outlet looks at claims about AARP.
(Daily Report) Oct 01, 2009
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Thursday's opinions and editorials from across America.
(Daily Report) Oct 01, 2009
Cost estimates from the Congressional Budget Office did not consider that hospitals would be exempted from a Medicare cost-cutting commission in the Senate Finance bill.
(Daily Report) Oct 01, 2009
Teens living with chronic diseases often have expensive, tenuous insurance coverage.
(Daily Report) Oct 01, 2009
Some doctors feel frustrated by insurance paperwork while many recent medical school graduates say they are confused by the structure of the health care system.
(Daily Report) Oct 01, 2009
As the data stored in electronic medical records grow, the technology may be able to help doctors predict domestic abuse, and other medical conditions a new study in the British Medical Journal finds.
(Daily Report) Oct 01, 2009
Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital's offer to send illegal immigrants who can't afford treatment back to their home countries is raising questions about how to handle health care for that population.
(Daily Report) Oct 01, 2009
Fewer than half of all graduating medical students say they have a good sense of how to navigate health care systems or the economics of practicing medicine, according to a new study.
(Story) Oct 01, 2009
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
(Daily Report) Oct 01, 2009