New outlets report on a variety of health issues at the state level including gloomy health statistics and the rising cost of premiums for sick workers in Texas, a Medicaid program that could provide a model for national health care reform in North Carolina and Medicaid cuts in Michigan.
(Daily Report) Oct 16, 2009
Employers could incentivize wellness if provisions passed by the Senate finance and health committees become law.
(Daily Report) Oct 16, 2009
Two studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine find that surprising number of elderly patients get futile care at the end of their lives.
(Daily Report) Oct 15, 2009
A federal agency has designated 68 "Patient Safety Organizations" to help hosptials learn from mistakes, but has failed to give them the technology needed to get the job done.
(Daily Report) Oct 15, 2009
The Los Angeles Times reports that more than 200 people got eight times the normal dose of radiation in a Los Angeles area hospital since February 2008 because the hospital reset the scanner.
(Daily Report) Oct 14, 2009
A health insurer ends two Medicare Advantage programs in Connecticut while providers nationwide examine Medicare program in Texas.
(Daily Report) Oct 13, 2009
Even as Congress moves to expand health insurance coverage to millions, it's doing little to ensure there will be enough primary care doctors to meet the expected surge in demand for treatment. One prediction: the shortage of family doctors will reach 40,000 by 2019, as medical schools send about half the needed number of graduates into primary care medicine.
(Daily Report) Oct 12, 2009
Today's selection of opinions and editorials.
(Daily Report) Oct 12, 2009
Vermont scores high marks for a new experiment in coordinating care, as well as the overall quality of its health system. The gap between Vermont and lower performing states, however suggests to some that states may struggle to reform health care on their own. Other reports consider states that have made independent efforts.
(Daily Report) Oct 12, 2009
Newspapers report on how young adults and small businesses might be affected by the mandates proposed in the health care bills pending in Congress.
(Daily Report) Oct 12, 2009