Articles Tagged With 'Health Care'
Massachusetts Posts Pharma Payments to Health Providers
This week, Massachusetts became the first state to post an online database of payments from drug and medical device companies to the state's health care providers.
Small County Jail in Upstate New York Has Big Problem With Suicides
The Erie County Holding Facility in Buffalo, N.Y., has a suicide rate five times the national average.
Biofuel/Health Care Mystery Demystified
A provision in the health care reconciliation bill would save the government billions by curbing a biofuel tax credit.
Why You Should Check Out the Health Care Bills Side by Side
ProPublica offers a side-by-side comparison of the Senate health care bill and the one likely to go before the House this weeken
‘Deem and Pass’ Unlikely to Be Reversed in Courts, Experts Say
The possibility that the House would use a tactic known as "deem and pass" to pass the Senate's health care bill without actually voting on the bill raises the question of whether the measure is constitutional or subject to overturning by the Supreme Court.
Dangerous Caregivers Missing From Federal Database
Records from many serious cases are absent from a database designed to let hospitals check on problem health care providers.
In San Diego, Residents Find Welfare Benefits Elusive
A study finds low enrollment and high denial rates in San Diego County's major welfare initiatives.
Hundreds of Md. Heart Patients Receive Unnecessary Implants
An internal investigation shows that hundreds of patients received coronary stents they didn’t need, according to a report.
Two Cents Short, Company Tried to Cancel COBRA Benefits
A laid-off worker in Florida has to fight to restore his insurance after a mistake worth pennies.
What Health Care Reform Means for: ‘Young Invincibles’
Reform bills would require young people to have insurance coverage.
Rationing Medical Care: Health Officials Struggle With Setting Standards
With the threat of a flu pandemic, doctors are still struggling with a serious issue: Which patients should be given access to lifesaving treatments if more people need it than the system can handle?
The Short Life of a Health Care Reform Provision
Ferocious lobbying by doctors and hospitals puts a quick end to the Medicare buy-in proposal.
Temp Firms a Magnet for Unfit Nurses
Emboldened by a chronic nursing shortage and scant regulation, temp nursing firms vie for their share of a free-wheeling, $4-billion industry. Some have become havens for nurses who hopscotch from place to place to avoid the consequences of their misconduct.
What Health Care Reform Means for: Medicare Programs
Proposals to reduce government subsidies of Medicare Advantage plans have participants worried about higher premiums.
Grading the Public Options That Already Exist
A look at the successes and problems of some government-run health programs in the United States.
In Flu Pandemic, Florida’s Hospitals May Exclude Certain Patients
Health officials in Florida are working on guidelines for rationing scarce medical care in an emergency.
