Tag Archives: obamacare

By RON HOWRIGON It’s no secret that the healthcare system in this country needs to go on a diet when it comes to costs. Currently, ...

While electronic medical records are supposed to advance the practice of medicine and health maintenance, doctors aren’t so sure.  In fact, the results of a ...

By Michael Ollove Recent reforms in American health care weren’t designed with osteopathic medicine in mind. It only seems that way. The emphasis on “patient-centered care”—the ...

By Jeff Cohen, WNPR and Diane Webber Kevin Counihan, the head of Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace, will be the new CEO of healthcare.gov, the website that 36 states ...

By Roni Caryn Rabin One California hospital charged $10 for a blood cholesterol test, while another hospital that ran the same test charged $10,169 — ...

By Phil Galewitz WHEELING, W.Va. – Without insurance, Pam Milliken relied for years on the free health clinic here to help manage her arthritis, high blood ...

By Jeffrey Cohen, WNPR On a recent afternoon at his office in Hartford, Conn., Dr. Doug Gerard examines a patient complaining of joint pain. Gerard, an internist, ...

By Brad Broker This Physicians News story can be republished for free. (See details) On the eve of its summer recess, Congress passed the $17 ...

By Phil Galewitz About 10.3 million Americans gained health coverage this year, primarily as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to a study by the ...

By Mary Agnes Carey On Tuesday two U.S. appeals courts issued conflicting rulings on a subject that’s important to millions of people:  the availability of subsidies to help ...