2009-06-28
EurekAlert!
AcademyHealth honors leading health services researchers
CHICAGO, Ill. (June 28, 2009) AcademyHealth announced its 2009 award winners today, recognizing leading researchers in different stages of their careers for significant contributions for the fields of health services research and...
2009-06-20
Kaiser Health News
Ad Audit: "What If?"
By Jordan Rau Jun 19, 2009 AD TITLE: What If? SPONSOR: Health Care for America Now SUMMARY: A new ad by a major activist group blames the health care system's ills on greedy insurance companies and promotes a government-backed insurer as the...
2009-06-18
NASDAQ.com
To Cut US Health Care Costs, Doctors Must Weigh In
Of all the players in U.S. health care, doctors have the most control over the purse strings by deciding whether a patient needs treatment and if so which tests to order, drugs to prescribe and procedures to do, as well as where to do...
2009-06-17
The Washington Post
Health-Care Cuts Could Shift Costs
Private Sector May Face Greater Burden, Economists...
2009-06-17
The New York Times
Doctors Signal They'll Work With Obama
Filed at 9:10 p.m. ET CHICAGO (AP) -- The nation's largest group of doctors began their annual meeting as a potential obstacle to President Obama's health care...
2009-06-13
The Wall Street Journal
Get Well, or Pay Not To
Consumers may be able to improve their health -- and bottom line -- by participating in company-sponsored wellness programs. More employers are offering cash, discounts and even lower health-insurance premiums to entice workers to participate in a variety of...
2009-06-11
NPR Broadcast
AMA wary of Obama call for public health insurance
The American Medical Association, the nation's largest doctors group, is wary of President Barack Obama's call for public health insurance. It doesn't want government meddling in their...
2009-06-09
Health Leaders Media
Can We Get More Out of Physician Performance Measures?
Efforts to measure and improve physician performances nationwide have gained momentum--particularly as a way to encourage consumers to be more active participants in their health and healthcare...
2009-06-05
Reuters US News
Taxes fair target for U.S. healthcare revamp: experts
Kim Dixon - Analysis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 2008 U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama mocked rival John McCain for proposing to tax some health benefits to rein in runaway medical costs, but most economists say tackling the tax treatment of healthcare should be a major element of...
2009-06-05
CNN International
Medical bills prompt more than 60 percent of U.S. bankruptcies
By Theresa Tamkins This year, an estimated 1.5 million Americans will declare bankruptcy. Many people may chalk up that misfortune to overspending or a lavish lifestyle, but a new study suggests that more than 60 percent of people who go bankrupt are actually capsized by medical...