Policy and Legislation
The current healthcare system is a "graveyard," says Paul Grundy, MD, president of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, but he has a roadmap that will take the country to the promised land.
News about the millions of Americans, especially children, who have no health insurance regularly makes headlines. It is easy to assume that whatever gaps are currently found in coverage nationwide will be filled in by healthcare reform.
When the National Resident Matching Program announced earlier this month that for two years running the number of U.S. medical student seniors who will train as family medicine residents rose, the clamor began: Does this indicate a trend? Will the worries about a shortage of primary care physicians be dispelled?
Thomson Reuters has released its annual study identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance in 10 key areas.
What a year it has been for the Affordable Care Act. In commemoration of the law's first birthday on March 23, I offer you a glimpse of the year in quotes.
Since our national recession began, the United States has lost more than seven million jobs, more than half of which are permanent. As was noted in the President’s recent State of the Union Address, the U.S. is increasingly falling behind nations like China and India, who are investing in education and industry, and taking good jobs in the process.
A new study by the Rand Corporation indicates people on high-deductible health plans significantly reduce their healthcare spending - but they're also cutting back on preventive care.
In February 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a “Health Indicators Warehouse” web portal with the goal of helping Americans understand and improve the health trends of their communities.
Consumers are spending $363 billion more on healthcare than has been reported in official government accounts, according to a new report by Deloitte. This totals 14.7 percent more, Deloitte's researchers said.
The American National Standards Institute and Shared Assessments Program have helped launch a new program to explore the financial impact of unauthorized access to personal health information.