Medicare/Medicaid

The skinny on the health care reform bills in each chamber of Congress
Las Vegas Sun | 7 minutes ago
Washington What started as five health care bills â?? three in the House, two in the Senate â?? are now two

Comparison of health-care bills
Green Bay Press-Gazette (Wis.) | 2 hours 20 minutes ago
A comparison of the health-care bills before Congress:

FACTBOX-Winners, losers in U.S. Senate health bill
Reuters | 8 hours 5 minutes ago
Nov 21 (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate cleared the first procedural hurdle for sweeping healthcare reform on Saturday by voting to open debate on the historic legislation.

Recent crashes fuel push for more regulation of medical helicopter industry
Dallas Morning News, The | 8 hours 19 minutes ago
Changes are circling for the emergency medical helicopter industry, which saw a disturbing number of fatal crashes last year.

Seniors' coverage options dwindle as Medicare Advantage programs close shop
Dallas Morning News, The | 8 hours 19 minutes ago
Stu Stoler was beside himself when his private Medicare Advantage plan notified him that it's closing at year's end. The 68-year-old Lewisville resident has liked his coverage, especially the lack of co-payments for his insulin.

Winners, losers in U.S. Senate health bill
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 11 hours 8 minutes ago
Democrats in the U.S. Senate cleared the first procedural hurdle for sweeping healthcare reform on Saturday by voting to open debate on the historic legislation.The Senate debate due to start on Nov. 30 is expected to last for at least three weeks.

A progressive path to reform
Boston Globe, The | 11 hours 18 minutes ago
AFTER A decade of unchecked corruption in big business and on Wall Street, runaway government spending, record budget deficits, the denial of equal rights to many of our fellow citizens, lack of concern for the environment, and US involvement in unnecessary foreign wars, there is a dire need for progressive Republicanism.

Healthcare reform would aid seniors
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas) | 12 hours ago
By STEVE JACOB sjacob@star-telegram.com AARP has exhibited breath-taking defiance of its more vocal members by backing the House healthcare reform bill.

Comparison of the Democrats' two health care bills
Denver Post, The | 16 hours ago
A comparison of the health care bills before Congress: The Senate Democratic bill (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act): WHO'S COVERED: About 94 percent of legal residents under age 65 - compared with 83 percent now.

A comparison of Senate, House Democratic health care bills
Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.) | 17 hours 15 minutes ago
A comparison of the health care bills before Congress: ___ The Senate Democratic bill (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act): WHO'S COVERED: About 94 percent of legal residents under age 65 compared with 83 percent now.

Comparison of Democratic health care bills
Charlotte Observer (N.C.), The | 17 hours 16 minutes ago
A comparison of the health care bills before Congress: The Senate Democratic bill (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act): WHO'S COVERED: About 94 percent of legal residents under age 65 - compared with 83 percent now.

American Medical Association President: Fix Doc Payment System Now
AARP The Magazine | 1 day 19 minutes ago
AARP and AMA believe House bill would help patients get better care.

The Risks and Benefits of Cancer Tests
New York Times, The | 1 day 4 hours 5 minutes ago
Re ?Guidelines Push Back Age for Cervical Cancer Tests? (front page, Nov. 20); ?The Controversy Over Mammograms? (editorial, Nov. 20); and ?Addicted to Mammograms,? by Robert Aronowitz (Op-Ed, Nov. 20): The debate over the rational use of screening tests for breast and cervical cancer is but the first volley in what is sure to be a pitched battle to adopt objective evidence, comparative effectiveness and outcome as the basis for medical decision-making and reimbursement.