healthcare

Healthcare Reform's Fate Lies in the Hands of Four Women

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - November 25, 2009

If it's the year of the women, why are there so few of them? more >>

Health Buzz: Infectious Disease Group Blames 'Antivaccination Movement' for H1N1 Shot Fears and Other Health News

By Megan Johnson - Health - November 23, 2009

Holiday healthful eating tips from a mindless munching expert; doctor-patient choice and health reform more >>

This Is What Happens When Free Markets Fail

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - November 23, 2009

If banking and healthcare worked better, politicians would never get the chance to screw things up. more >>

Schumer: Dems Ready to Go It Alone on Healthcare

Nation & World - November 23, 2009

The senator says the bill will move forward, even without Republican backing. more >>

Commentary: Health Reform, An Assault on Doctor-Patient Choice

By Bernadine Healy, M.D. - Health - November 22, 2009

The new mammogram guidelines offer an illustration of how the government could dictate care. more >>

Healthcare Comment Illustrates the Sudden Irrelevancy of Jesse Jackson

By Doug Heye - Doug Heye - November 20, 2009

With a changing African-American electorate, Jesse Jackson's comments can be overlooked. more >>

Health Buzz: Plastic Surgery 'Botax' May Help Fund Reform and Other Health News

By Megan Johnson - Health - November 20, 2009

Obama's new gray hair probably due to stress; readers weigh in on curbing texting while driving. more >>

Senate Healthcare Plan Lacks House Bill's Strict Abortion Funding Ban

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - November 19, 2009

The measure would permit abortion coverage in a public option and in plans that receive subsidies. more >>

Chamber Not Backing Down in Healthcare Fight

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - November 19, 2009

In 7 key states, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce finds opposition to healthcare reform plans. more >>

Pew: Abortion Low on List of Concerns for Healthcare Reform Opponents

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - November 19, 2009

Abortion is near the bottom of the list of concerns of those opposed to healthcare reform. more >>

Mammogram Recommendations Show the Dangers of Government Run Healthcare

By Carrie Lukas - Opinion - November 19, 2009

A sign of what's to come. more >>

Democrats Stuck on Healthcare While Jobs Issue Grows More Urgent

By Peter Roff - Peter Roff - November 19, 2009

Try as she might, Pelosi can't change the subject that fast. more >>

Why Long-Term Care is So Hard to Provide

By Philip Moeller - The Best Life - November 19, 2009

New proposal, part of health-reform plans, shows why it's so hard to devise an affordable solution. more >>

House Healthcare Abortion Ban Would be Widespread

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - November 18, 2009

Stupak-Pitts Amendment would be far-reaching. more >>

Abortion Foes Cautiously Optimistic About Healthcare Win

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - November 17, 2009

While abortion rights groups slam Democrats on healthcare, abortion foes are cautiously optimistic. more >>

Why Wall Street Is Bullish on Healthcare Reform

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - November 17, 2009

Stock prices and other data suggest investors aren’t worried about a government healthcare takeover. more >>

Lobbyist Healthcare Talking Points Non-Scandal Shows Reform is Too Much, Too Fast

By Mary Kate Cary - Mary Kate Cary - November 16, 2009

Looks like overwhelmed staffs took the easy way out. We should ask why they're so busy. more >>

Clinton and Democrats: On Healthcare, Just Pass Something

By Mary Kate Cary - Mary Kate Cary - November 13, 2009

The Democratic Party is looking in the rearview mirror and hitting the accelerator. more >>

2010 Medicare Changes Demand Careful Review

By Philip Moeller - The Best Life - November 13, 2009

Look for big premium increases, fewer insurance plans, and less comprehensive coverage. more >>

How to Choose a Health Plan: 12 Helpful Tips

By Megan Johnson - Health - November 11, 2009

Open enrollment means it's that time of year (again) to wade through the options on the table. more >>

Pelosi’s Cynical Politics: Cutting the Voters Out of the Healthcare Debate

By Doug Heye - Doug Heye - November 10, 2009

Pelosi needed her votes before Veterans' Day break. more >>

Republicans Hail the 64 'Pro-Life' Democrats

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - November 10, 2009

Antiabortion vote by 64 Democrats on the healthcare reform bill signals split with the party. more >>

The Politics of Loosening Healthcare's Abortion Restrictions

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - November 10, 2009

President Obama suggests the House healthcare bill goes too far in limiting abortion coverage. more >>

U.S. Taxpayers Should Not Have to Pay for Illegal Immigrants' Healthcare

By Daniel Stein - Opinion - November 10, 2009

Compassion aside, the nation cannot afford to include the undocumented. more >>

The Immigration Debate Can Wait; Healthcare for All Cannot

By Eric Rodriguez - Opinion - November 10, 2009

Coverage for the undocumented is the best policy in the long run. more >>