As stunned doctors and patients continued to digest new recommendations on mammograms, some Republicans called them a "first step" towards rationing, as insurers look into whether to change coverage.
(Daily Report) Nov 18, 2009
A sampling of opinions and editorials from around the country.
(Daily Report) Nov 17, 2009
Technology is allowing older people to stay in their homes longer.
(Daily Report) Nov 17, 2009
A federal panel changes long held guidelines for mammograms, urging women to now receive such cancer screening at age 50 instead of 40 to reduce possible harm from overtreatment.
(Daily Report) Nov 17, 2009
Devices that measure blood pressure and other health information may help the elderly and people with chronic conditions stay in touch with doctors while remaining at home. The technology could cut health spending by catching problems before they escalate into crises.
(Story) Nov 17, 2009
A selection of today's opinions and editorials from around the country.
(Daily Report) Nov 16, 2009
The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims.
(Daily Report) Nov 16, 2009
Doctors confront the fading image of primary care providers.
(Daily Report) Nov 13, 2009
The Research Roundup today includes the "secrets of Massachusetts' success" with health reform legislation, Medicare hospital readmission rates, an examination of Part D and a look at Americans' attitudes about funding global health.
(Daily Report) Nov 13, 2009
KHN's Phil Galewitz talks to Donald Berwick, M.D., M.P.P., President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), and clinical professor of pediatrics and health care policy at the Harvard Medical School.
(Video) Nov 12, 2009