The record of rural electric co-ops shows a mixed legacy.
(Daily Report) Aug 27, 2009
Estimates suggest that shortfall could reach between 40,000 and 300,000 doctors within 10 years and could persist for more than a generation.
(Daily Report) Aug 27, 2009
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Thursday's opinions and editorials from around the United States.
(Daily Report) Aug 27, 2009
Hospitals may get billions of dollars in profit from a health care overhaul deal while President Obama asks doctors to promote health care fix.
(Daily Report) Aug 27, 2009
Local members of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill picketed a North Carolina health systems' petition to add more medical/surgical beds to hospitals.
(Daily Report) Aug 27, 2009
At least four million Americans under 65 are being exposed to high levels of radiation while undergoing medical imaging tests every year, while the medical benefits are questionable, according to a new study.
(Daily Report) Aug 27, 2009
For policymakers to cut medical spending, they must persuade doctors that some procedures are unnecessary. A friendly debate between two cardiologists over using stents to unclog arteries shows how hard it may be to achieve that consensus. This story comes from our partner NPR News.
(Story) Aug 27, 2009
Journalist and author T.R. Reid traveled the world, including Britain, in search of a better health care system. He talks about this journey in his new book -- The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care.
(Daily Report) Aug 26, 2009
Community members in New Orleans find creative solutions to address the city's health needs.
(Daily Report) Aug 26, 2009
An Iowa hospital has agreed to pay $4.5 million to the federal government to settle claims that it illegally overpaid physicians in an effort to boost business.
(Daily Report) Aug 26, 2009