Legacy Topic: Health Care
Why some rural patients wait all night to get a tooth pulled
by
Jonna McKone
Apr 29, 2014
For many low-income, rural Americans, healthcare needs are still not being met.
Breast-cancer survivors and long-term unemployment
Apr 28, 2014
University of Michigan researchers say the rate can be 30 percent or higher several years after treatment.
State exchanges going into year two, but slowly
Apr 25, 2014
Oregon waves the white flag and turns its exchange over to the feds, because fixing it would be just too expensive.
Doctors can learn a lot from dentists
Apr 25, 2014
A report says dentists see more Medicaid patients without increasing wait times for existing patients.
Using data to treat the sickest and most expensive patients
Apr 24, 2014
"Super-utilizers" are one of the most pressing healthcare policy questions. And there is a striking lack of research.
Why Roto-Rooter cares how you die
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 22, 2014
Hospice care is now a $17 billion industry, and everybody is getting in the game
Military commissaries consider going generic
Apr 21, 2014
Commissary prices have some wondering if stocking generics is a solution.
For public good, not for profit.
Digging into the 8 million ACA signups
Apr 17, 2014
Of those who signed up, 28 percent are ages 18-34, a demographic being closely watched by insurers.
A bill of health for insurance companies
Apr 17, 2014
The ACA brought new customers and revenue. Profits are a maybe.
Sebelius resigns after Obamacare woes
by
Shea Huffman
and David Gura
Apr 10, 2014
The HHS secretary announced she will step down after presiding over the rocky rollout of the ACA.