U.S. Health Reform Starts to Take Hold
2010-07-16
As changes roll out, polls show rising consumer sentiment amid spate of lawsuits challenging the overhaulContinue Reading
New Private Health Plans Must Offer Preventive Care
2010-07-15
Goal is to improve access to early care to combat disease, White House officials sayContinue Reading
High Readmission Rates May Not Mean Worse Hospital Care
2010-07-14
Medicare plans to use data on returning patients as quality measure, but study questions validityContinue Reading
As Parents Lose Jobs, Kids Often Lose Out on Health Care
2010-07-09
Unemployment greatly ups odds that children will face gaps in care, study findsContinue Reading
Low-Income Children Not Getting Adequate Dental Care
2010-07-08
California study finds those covered by public health insurance less likely to make regular visits, if they go at allContinue Reading
An Extra Nudge Might Boost Mammogram Rates
2010-06-29
Study finds that reminders help push low-income women with insurance to get screenedContinue Reading
Poor Breast Cancer Survival in Blacks May Not Be Due to Race
2010-06-23
Many factors, including access to health care, could affect outcome, analysis findsContinue Reading
U.S. Health Care Ranks Low Among Developed Nations: Report
2010-06-23
Despite high cost, it delivers too little to patients, Commonwealth Fund saysContinue Reading
Medicare Cuts May Have Led Docs to Prescribe More Chemo
2010-06-17
Treatment rates and use of costlier drugs increased after new rules took effect, study findsContinue Reading
Few Americans Using Electronic Medical Records
2010-06-17
Many aren’t even sure their doctor offers the technology, new poll findsContinue Reading
Number of Uninsured Jumped By Nearly 3 Million in 2009
2010-06-16
Last year, 46 million U.S. adults lacked health insurance, CDC findsContinue Reading
Free Clinics Play Important Role for Uninsured in U.S.
2010-06-14
They can help strengthen the health-care safety net, researcher suggestsContinue Reading
Health Plan May Influence 5-Year Rectal Cancer Survival
2010-06-14
Privately insured at advantage over uninsured or Medicaid patients, research showsContinue Reading
Cost-Conscious Cancer Survivors Skip Care
2010-06-14
Research suggests millions are going without needed medical servicesContinue Reading