health care
Gov’t moves to curb insurance profiteers
June 16, 2010The Department of Health and Human Services is using its authority under the recently enacted health reform law to push state oversight of insurance premiums and rate hikes.
Read moreObama reaches out to seniors on new Medicare benefits
June 9, 2010One of the most important features of President Obama's health reform law is that it begins to make health care more affordable for retirees and seniors. Several important reforms will undo some of the harm caused...
Read moreKey health reform bills up for vote in California
June 3, 2010Health reform measures in California, with over 8 million uninsured residents, may be of special interest to other states as they, too, start to implement the new federal legislation.
Read moreGetting to national health care
June 2, 2010The Affordable Care Act was an important first step, but a first step to where - and when we finally get "there," what is "there" going to look like?
Read moreArizona law bad for our health, doctors say
June 1, 2010A coalition of medical organizations has condemned Arizona's draconian anti-immigrant law, SB 1070, calling it a "step backwards for the health and well being of the nation."
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