The receding economy has dragged down Michigan's health care system, "offering a preview of how a lingering recession could corrode Americans' hospitals, savings and health," the Wall Street Journal reports.
(Daily Report) Jul 13, 2009
Rural Americans are hopeful that health reform includes funding for clinics and health care services in their communities, where the cost of care is often high, CNN reports.
(Daily Report) Jul 13, 2009
"The new data come amid a national debate over how to reduce the rate of hospital readmissions, which cost the federal government billions of dollars a year in Medicare reimbursements," the New York Times reports.
(Daily Report) Jul 10, 2009
Twenty people in California were arrested on Thursday "in a $4.6-million Medi-Cal fraud scheme that law enforcement officials allege used unlicensed individuals to provide in-home nursing care for disabled patients," The Los Angeles Times reports.
(Daily Report) Jul 10, 2009
A selection of opinions and editorials.
(Daily Report) Jul 10, 2009
"All 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children will stay open, but some eventually might become outpatient-only surgery facilities, the system that offers free specialty pediatric care said Thursday," CNN reports.
(Daily Report) Jul 10, 2009
"As Congress wrangles with overhauling the health care system, there is one population not being discussed. No proposal for a national health plan would cover the nation's estimated 11 million illegal immigrants," NPR reports.
(Daily Report) Jul 09, 2009
"African Americans are less likely than whites to survive breast, prostate and ovarian cancer even when they receive equal treatment, according to a large study that offers provocative evidence that biological factors play a role in at least some racial disparities," the Washington Post reports.
(Daily Report) Jul 08, 2009
Thirteen people charged with "disruption of Congress" for standing and shouting pro-single-payer system slogans during a health care reform committee hearing settled their cases, The Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune reports.
(Daily Report) Jul 08, 2009
Figures from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice examine variations in cost, frequency, and outcomes for Medicare reimbursements and are at the center of the health care debate. They provide surprising and counterintuitive conclusions including that more medical expense often leads to poorer outcomes.
(Daily Report) Jul 08, 2009