2008-05-07 Aha News

Study: Hospitals seek alternatives to ED for non-urgent patients Study: Hospitals seek alternatives to ED for non-urgent patients

Many safety-net hospitals are attempting to help non-urgent patients in their emergency departments establish medical homes for preventive and primary care, according to a study released today by the Center for Studying Health System Change.

2008-05-05 Chicago Tribune

Doctors discuss free clinic experiences

Today, we talk to doctors who volunteer at the largest free clinic for the uninsured in Illinois. People shouldnā t take this generosity for granted. Only 68 percent of doctors reported offering some kind of charity care in 2004-2005, down from 76 percent a decade before, according to a 2006 report from the.

2008-05-05 Reuters Health

Health care waits to ignite as campaign issue

DENVER (Reuters) - The sharply contrasting health care visions of Republican John McCain and his Democratic presidential rivals offer the promise of a grand campaign debate -- if the candidates find room on a crowded...

2008-05-04 The New York Times

Even the Insured Feel Strain of Health Costs

The economic slowdown has swelled the ranks of people without health insurance. But now it is also threatening millions of people who have insurance but find that the coverage is too limited or that they cannot afford their own share of medical...

2008-05-01 CNN Money

Paying for health care: The $2 trillion puzzle

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Reducing health care costs - and insuring the 47 million Americans who have no coverage - is the Rubik's Cube of policy...

2008-04-29 The New York Times

Federal Money in Health Care Plan From McCain

TAMPA, Fla. - Senator John McCain detailed his plan to solve the nations health care crisis in a speech here Tuesday, calling for the federal government to give some money to states to help them cover people with illnesses who have been denied health...

2008-04-27 American Medical News

Practice trends influencing charity care

Income pressures on doctors over the last decade have caused a shift away from solo practice and practice ownership. The financial and practice trends have, in turn, impacted charity care and acceptance of Medicaid patients, concludes a recent report, based on the Center for Studying Health System...

2008-04-22 Aha News

Study: Higher Medicaid payments might reduce disparities in care Study: Higher Medicaid payments might reduce disparities in care

Higher Medicaid payments might help physicians who treat mostly minority patients improve care and reduce racial and ethnic disparities, according to a study published online today by Health...

2008-04-20 Breaking News From Oregon - OregonLive.com

Health care experts worry of cost boom

The rise in prices has recently slowed, but some say double digit growth may lie...

2008-04-19 Greenville News

Public health included in medical work-force crisis

The nation faces 'a mounting work-force crisis' in public health in addition to the shortage of health-care providers in the private sector, all as the population is both growing and aging, new research...