CDC: Medical Bills Present Hardship To Many Families
Thursday, 08 March 2012 08:40
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on the financial stress caused by high medical costs.
NPR Shots Blog: 1 In 3 Americans Is Having A Hard Time Paying Medical Bills
While politicians and soon, the Supreme Court, are fighting about the fate of the Affordable Care Act, a new government study finds...
Big Hospital Groups Will Get Bigger And Unlikely Partnerships Could Emerge, According To Moody's
Thursday, 08 March 2012 08:40
A new report by Moody's outlines how not-for-profit hospitals are being driven by reimbursement pressures and healthcare reform to join forces with health insurers and for-profit companies, among others.
The New York Times: Hospital Groups Will Get Bigger, Moody's Predicts
Responding to changes in health care, big hospital groups are expected to...
Surgeon General Finds Much Work Needed To Stop Teen Smoking
Thursday, 08 March 2012 08:39
The federal report documents an "epidemic" of tobacco use among teens, which it says can stunt lung growth and accelerate development of health problems.
The Washington Post: Surgeon General's Report Takes Aim At Youth Smoking
Smoking during the teenage years stunts lung growth and accelerates the decline in their function that inevitably comes...
State Legislatures Take On Ultrasound Mandate Costs, Employee Health Plans, Medicaid Reform, Malpractice
Thursday, 08 March 2012 08:39
News outlets report on a variety of state health policy news.
The Associated Press/NBC Washington: Virginia Senate Democrats Send Budget Wish List to McDonnell
Democrats in the state Senate have sent Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell a list of conditions they want addressed before allowing a new state budget necessary to fund state services and...
Obama Administration: Mandate Is Respectful Of Individual Rights
Thursday, 08 March 2012 08:39
The Department of Justice argues that the individual mandate is more protective of individual choices than programs such as Medicare. In other news related to the health law, the clashes between consumer and business groups over the measure's required benefit summaries don't appear to be over.
Politico Pro: DOJ: Mandate Approach...
More Articles...
- Viewpoints: Wilensky On Bipartisan Medicare Reform; Mass. 2006 Health Law And 2012 GOP Politics; Reinstating Advanced Care Planning
- Some House GOP Lawmakers Threatening To Walk Away From Last Year's Budget Pact
- Political Cartoon: 'Cheapskate?'
- Longer Looks: Santorum's Pro-Government Record; Electronic Health Records And Lawsuits
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Sunday morning in Old North London is an exquisitely peaceful place.
Those noisy do nothings called road workers are off elsewhere, sleeping off their bloated wages paid to them for sleeping and noise making the rest of the week.
The students, the hope of tomorrow, have finally gone to bed after their late nights of bunka-bunka music.
So,...