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NewsMany firms support universal coverage
A sizable number of employers favor a universal healthcare system and want far more transparency from hospitals and physicians, concludes a new survey by United Benefit Advisors. According to the Read more...
Wisconsin universal healthcare rumor unfounded
As Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle announced his newly created Office of Health Care Reform as part of the state's pending healthcare legislation, the Associated Press obtained a memo that indicated the Read more...
CBO estimates 23 million will remain uninsured after health reform
Although the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the healthcare overhaul will eventually cover 32 million more Americans, it admits that about 23 million people will still be left out of Read more...
Study: Delays in getting doctor's appointments growing
A new study by Merritt Hawkins and Associates has underlined that the doctor shortage blossoming in this country is beginning to have immediate consequences. The study concludes that appointment wait Read more...
Obama reforms may be slowed by doctor shortages
A few years ago, when Massachusetts first got rolling on its health reform plan, observers began to notice something odd. Once you got everyone insured, they all needed doctors. And once everyone had Read more...
SEC backs universal health insurance ballot measure
While most of the discussion of universal healthcare coverage takes place outside of the corporate arena, some activist shareholders may have succeeded in forcing the discussion into stockholder Read more...
Survey: Universal healthcare would boost MD shortage
When it comes to universal healthcare coverage, it would appear that a significant minority of physicians find the idea to be intolerable, according to a new survey. The survey, by physician Read more...
Primary care shortage blocks healthcare reform
By the year 2020, the nation will need 140,000 family physicians--a 40 percent increase over what was needed two years ago--according to the American Academy of Family Physician's 2006 Physician Read more...
ALSO NOTED: The future of "retainer medicine" worth considering; Hospitalists are here to stay; and much more...
> An academic medical center dean explains why putting primary care physicians on retainer can be more cost-effective than fee for service. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Ex-surgeon general challenges White House; Dems propose Massachusetts model for reform; and much more...> Former Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona told Congress this week he felt Administration officials prevented from accurately reporting scientific and medical information. Article |
