Federal and state programs drive down uninsured rate for children, but adults continue to lose job-based coverage, according to Census report.
(Story) Sep 10, 2009
A new survey from the Census Bureau found that the number of uninsured Americans rose by 600,000 Americans from 2007 to 2008.
(Daily Report) Sep 10, 2009
Several news organizations published fact checks of President Obama's health care speech.
(Daily Report) Sep 10, 2009
Health care reform efforts must confront a paradox: Many Americans say the system needs fixing yet are satisfied with their own coverage, the Los Angeles Times reports.
(Daily Report) Sep 09, 2009
Hospital executives are balancing their hopes that expanded coverage will provide a windfall for facilities burdened by uncompensated care with their fears that government intervention could cut into their revenues.
(Daily Report) Sep 09, 2009
Newspapers across the country report on health issues at the state level.
(Daily Report) Sep 08, 2009
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has sent his "gang of six" colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee a health overhaul proposal that would cost under $900 billion.
(Daily Report) Sep 08, 2009
A team of USA Today reporters spent a full 24-hour day in the emergency room at University of Virginia Medical Center in late August. "The key elements of today's debate on health care converge in the ER, from the cutting-edge quality of the U.S. system to the millions of uninsured people who show up for care," they report.
(Daily Report) Sep 08, 2009
New rules being debated by Congress could mean consumers couldn't be rejected because they have health problems and would include subsidies for lower-income people to buy insurance. But the rules won't solve all the problems faced by those who don't get insurance through their jobs.
(Story) Sep 08, 2009
Democrats' reform proposals would attempt to expand health coverage to uninsured middle and low-income families with new premiums to help buy insurance plans, but that may not be enough for many families, Kaiser Health News reports.
(Daily Report) Sep 04, 2009