NPR reports on the struggle of Alzheimer's patients who don't have health insurance trying to find ways to pay for their care and lobby for greater protections for themselves.
(Daily Report) Jul 07, 2009
The percentage of Americans with private health insurance is at its lowest level in 50 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, according to The Associated Press.
(Daily Report) Jul 02, 2009
While lawmakers are targeting rising costs and growing numbers of uninsured, a new crop of health care-focused documentaries offer a darker, more conspiratorial view: Powerful vested interests lusting for profits are responsible for the country’s medical malaise.
(Story) Jul 02, 2009
Some homeless teenagers in Colorado are getting dental work done for free as part of the economic stimulus that has expanded service to more poor and uninsured, The Associated Press reports.
(Daily Report) Jun 29, 2009
NPR reports on a way to reduce national health care costs: "getting doctors and hospitals in the parts of the country that spend the most on medical care now to bring that spending more in line with that of lower-spending regions."
(Daily Report) Jun 29, 2009
The Miami Herald reports that healthcare reform could acutely affect South Florida and provide both benefits and risks.
(Daily Report) Jun 29, 2009
Findings from the UCLA Health Policy Center, among others.
(Daily Report) Jun 25, 2009
Washington Post’s Ezra Klein interviewed surgeon and writer Atul Gawande.
(Daily Report) Jun 24, 2009
The House approved a bill Tuesday that seeks to end waits for funding veterans' health care, The New York Times reports.
(Daily Report) Jun 24, 2009
A new study reports that one-fourth of Americans say they've struggled in the last 12 months to pay for health care, and a separate study suggests wide support for a government health plan, Reuters reports.
(Daily Report) Jun 22, 2009