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SPOTLIGHT: Health insurance for all: coming soon to the Senate?

November 12, 2008 — 12:23pm ET | By Anne Zieger
We knew we would probably get some kind of new healthcare plan when Obama made it into office; now it looks like it might be a little sooner. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) has introduced a blueprint for... Read more...

FTC slams IL physicians' retail clinic rules

June 16, 2008 — 9:13am ET | By Anne Zieger
In a move that could set back national physician efforts to control the evolution of retail clinics, the Federal Trade Commission has labeled retail clinic regs backed by Illinois doctors as... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Broader health coverage could reduce disparities, lawmakers say

June 13, 2008 — 6:59am ET
SPOTLIGHT... Broader health coverage could reduce disparities, lawmakers sayWhile it wouldn't eliminate health disparities entirely, proposals to expand health insurance to all U.S. residents could... Read more...

Costs cause Americans to skip medical care

March 26, 2008 — 7:59am ET
According to a recent poll, one-third of Americans are taking a pass on necessary medical care due to rising costs; even more shocking, this number includes those who have health insurance.... Read more...

ACP asks for relaxed marijuana laws

February 15, 2008 — 7:59am ET
No less a mainstream group than The American College of Physicians has issued a call to the federal government to relax its ban on medical marijuana use and foster research into the drug's... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: A closer look at MA health reforms

November 27, 2007 — 7:59am ET
Over the last several months, health system reforms in Massachusetts have drawn national praise, and have played a role in shaping the healthcare proposals put forth by the current slate of... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: McCain unveils his reform scheme

October 12, 2007 — 6:59am ET
During this election cycle it's obligatory for presidential candidates to offer a detailed health reform proposal, rather than making the vague pronouncements of previous years. Yesterday, it was... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Calif. hospitals get billion-dollar break; Atlanta indigent care at risk; and much more...

June 24, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

> Under a new proposal, some California hospitals may get a break from expensive earthquake safety upgrades. Right now, under current law, about 1,100 hospitals would be required to upgrade, at a price of about $50 billion. Article

> Atlanta-based Grady Health System may be on the verge of collapse, according to a report. If it does, woe betide the other hospitals in …

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Policy experts propose new payment schemes

June 20, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Policy experts meeting at a Mayo Clinic-sponsored forum are recommending some significant changes to health plan reimbursement practices which they say could improve care and reduce costs. The experts, who met this week at Dartmouth, are suggesting that plans institute shared decision making programs for major elective surgery, in which medical centers are awarded bonuses for involving patients effectively. Another of their proposals is to develop a model for a single "chronic condition …

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SPOTLIGHT: Edwards plan offers some surprises

June 13, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards has come forward with his plan for health reform. While some of his proposals are the same old boilerplate, a few--such as removing patents for breakthrough drugs and requiring health plans to spend 85 percent of premiums on patient care--could generate a few interesting debates. Article

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