Healthcare

Greek Crisis Has Pharmacists Pleading for Aspirin

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:14:00 -0500

For patients and pharmacists in financially stricken Greece, even finding aspirin has turned into a headache.

Massive global health fund says it's broke

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:51:00 -0500

The world's biggest financier in the fight against three killer diseases says it has run out of money to pay for new grant programs for the next two years — a situation likely to hit poor AIDS patients around the world.

Texas Hospital Accused Of Trying To Send Paralyzed Illegal Back To Mexico

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:00:00 -0400

A Texas medical facility is being accused of pressuring a paralyzed illegal immigrant to return to Mexico.

Obama opposes repeal of US healthcare program suspended last week

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:58:00 -0400

President Obama is against repealing the health law's long-term-care CLASS Act and might veto Republican efforts to do so, an administration official tells The Hill, despite the government's announcement Friday that the program was dead in the water.

US health overhaul law suffers first major casualty

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:24:00 -0400

The Obama administration's signature health overhaul law, under relentless assault by Republicans, has suffered its first major casualty - a long-term care insurance plan.

Feds to design health insurance for the masses

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:19:00 -0400

The federal government is taking on a crucial new role in the nation's health care, designing a basic benefits package for millions of privately insured Americans. A framework for the Obama administration was released Thursday.

7 California hospitals, including one in LA County, fined

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 14:06:00 -0500

Seven California hospitals, including one each in Los Angeles and Orange counties, were hit with fines totaling nearly $800,000 for failing to prevent unauthorized access to patients' medical records, the state Department of Public Health announced today.

4 Massachusetts hospitals investigating: Patients’ files left at public dump

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:32:00 -0400

Four Massachusetts community hospitals are investigating how thousands of patient health records, some containing Social Security numbers and sensitive medical diagnoses, ended up in a pile at a public dump.

Milwaukee teachers fight for Viagra drug coverage

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:24:00 -0400

MADISON, Wis. – With the district in a financial crisis and hundreds of its members facing layoffs, the Milwaukee teachers union is taking a peculiar stand: fighting to get its taxpayer-funded Viagra back.

Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:12:00 -0400

Insured Americans are using fewer medical services, raising questions about whether patients are consuming less health care as they pick up a greater share of the costs.

Britain Plans to Decentralize Health Care

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:34:00 -0400

Perhaps the only consistent thing about Britain’s socialized health care system is that it is in a perpetual state of flux, its structure constantly changing as governments search for the elusive formula that will deliver the best care for the cheapest price while costs and demand escalate.

Report: Employers to see 2011 medical costs jump

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:39:00 -0400

Companies that offer employee health insurance expect another steep jump in medical costs next year, and more will ask workers to share a bigger chunk of the expense, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report.

Obama's pick for food safety chief surprises consumer advocates

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:42:00 -0500

Soon after taking office, President Obama highlighted food safety as a domestic priority. A string of national outbreaks of food illnesses were a "troubling trend," the president said. He called the problems "critical" and said they presented a "risk to public health."

Obama Health Plan in Doubt as Democrats Reject Fast Fix

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:55:00 -0500

Though reeling from a political body blow, House Democrats rejected the quickest fix to their health care dilemma Thursday and signaled that any agreement on President Barack Obama's signature issue will come slowly, if at all.

Democrats reconsider healthcare possibilities

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:44:00 -0500

Washington - President Obama and congressional Democrats are rethinking their healthcare strategy in the wake of a Republican victory in the Massachusetts Senate race, giving serious consideration to abandoning the comprehensive approach in favor of incremental steps that might salvage key elements of the package.

Obama, Congressional Dems Near Health Care Accord

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:12:00 -0500

President Barack Obama and top congressional Democrats closed in on agreement Friday on cost and coverage issues at the heart of sweeping health care legislation, their marathon White House bargaining sessions given fresh urgency by an unpredictable Massachusetts Senate race.

Obama, unions agree to modify high-cost health-benefit tax

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:45:00 -0500

WASHINGTON — The White House and labor leaders agreed Thursday on a formula to tax high-cost insurance plans, removing one of the last obstacles to a health-care overhaul, officials said.

US House Democrats Cite Progress In White House Talks

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:14:00 -0500

Negotiations on health-care legislation at the White House stretched into Wednesday evening, as House and Senate leaders sought to gain ground in attempts to forge an agreement merging their two versions of the legislation.