Second Opinions on Medical Tourism New York Times, United States Does all that make medical tourism a good thing? Not really, I'm afraid. Here in the United States, hospitals lose revenue. That's dollars that used to cross-subsidize emergency rooms, charity care and chronic medical admissions for sick citizens here. ...   Read more...

Second Opinions on Medical Tourism New York Times, United States Does all that make medical tourism a good thing? Not really, I'm afraid. Here in the United States, hospitals lose revenue. That's dollars that used to cross-subsidize emergency rooms, charity care and chronic medical admissions for sick citizens here. ...

In just over a month, this law blog has chronicled more than twelve major national healthcare fraud investigations, civil settlements, and criminal convictions: that's more than three national healthcare frauds discovered per week, ...  Read more...

In just over a month, this law blog has chronicled more than twelve major national healthcare fraud investigations, civil settlements, and criminal convictions: that's more than three national healthcare frauds discovered per week, ...

Obama Outlines $313 Billion in New Health Cost Cuts Wall Street Journal By LAURA MECKLER WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama outlined a further $313 billion in cuts to government health-care spending over 10 years, largely impacting hospitals, as he hunts additional dollars to pay for expanded coverage for the uninsured ...   Read more...

Obama Outlines $313 Billion in New Health Cost Cuts Wall Street Journal By LAURA MECKLER WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama outlined a further $313 billion in cuts to government health-care spending over 10 years, largely impacting hospitals, as he hunts additional dollars to pay for expanded coverage for the uninsured ...

A Canadian's View on Health Care Watching the Watchers.org Congress and the Pres are making a push on health care , which doesnt sound like the " universal healthcare " that other countries have. Instead, the gov't wants to have a public plan that people can buy because the prices would be better. ... Genova: Universal health won't work Milford Daily News Robert Douglas: Canada is a good model for health care reform  Read more...

A Canadian's View on Health Care Watching the Watchers.org Congress and the Pres are making a push on health care , which doesnt sound like the " universal healthcare " that other countries have. Instead, the gov't wants to have a public plan that people can buy because the prices would be better. ... Genova: Universal health won't work Milford Daily News Robert Douglas: Canada is a good model for health care reform

By HAROLD S. LUFT Dr. Atul Gawande has provided a chilling description of the problems facing true health reform in his recent New Yorker article. In The Cost Conundrum he describes how medical care is provided in McAllen, Texas, which...  Read more...

By HAROLD S. LUFT Dr. Atul Gawande has provided a chilling description of the problems facing true health reform in his recent New Yorker article. In The Cost Conundrum he describes how medical care is provided in McAllen, Texas, which...

Why Haven't State Regulators Gone After AIG? San Diego Reader - 1 hour ago By Don Bauder | Posted June 13, 2009, 6:50 pmThe government has pumped more than $150 billion into bailing out American International Group (AIG), the big insurance conglomerate that has gambled ...   Read more...

Why Haven't State Regulators Gone After AIG? San Diego Reader - 1 hour ago By Don Bauder | Posted June 13, 2009, 6:50 pmThe government has pumped more than $150 billion into bailing out American International Group (AIG), the big insurance conglomerate that has gambled ...

Insurance industry goes after docs who help the uninsured San Francisco Chronicle, USA For those of us who don't live in the rarefied world of " concierge " anything, here's how a concierge doc works: you, as a doc, sign up people for a fixed monthly amount, then you offer them hand-held service for that monthly payment. ...   Read more...

Insurance industry goes after docs who help the uninsured San Francisco Chronicle, USA For those of us who don't live in the rarefied world of " concierge " anything, here's how a concierge doc works: you, as a doc, sign up people for a fixed monthly amount, then you offer them hand-held service for that monthly payment. ...

Auto industry, health care reform can't be separated Stockton Record, CA One of the many reasons American companies have moved overseas is lower wages and health care expenditures. To regain our competitiveness, universal health care is a must. We must reduce health care costs and ensure that everyone has access to health ...   Read more...

Auto industry, health care reform can't be separated Stockton Record, CA One of the many reasons American companies have moved overseas is lower wages and health care expenditures. To regain our competitiveness, universal health care is a must. We must reduce health care costs and ensure that everyone has access to health ...

Rebuilding healthcare without the middlemen Boston Globe, United States It underscores how hard it will be for Obama to get any goal line approaching universal healthcare , with our embarrassingly bloated middleman costs. The United States, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, spends $6714 ...   Read more...

Rebuilding healthcare without the middlemen Boston Globe, United States It underscores how hard it will be for Obama to get any goal line approaching universal healthcare , with our embarrassingly bloated middleman costs. The United States, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, spends $6714 ...