Legacy Topic: Health Care
Nurse-led clinics: No doctors required
by
Erin Toner
Mar 5, 2014
Some communities rely heavily on nurses to fill their healthcare needs.
Another delay for the Affordable Care Act?
Mar 5, 2014
What happens if the implementation of healthcare reform is pushed back again?
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Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel calls early ACA problems 'self-inflicted'
by
Kai Ryssdal
Mar 4, 2014
He helped advise the White House on health care reform. His new book looks at the history of health care reform in the U.S.
Making Nutrition Facts label more helpful
by
David Gura
Feb 27, 2014
First Lady Michelle Obama will present a new nutrition label Thursday.
U.S. may be turning corner in the fight against obesity
Feb 26, 2014
The decrease in youth obesity rates could slow healthcare costs.
Connecticut's 'health exchange-in-a-box' for struggling states
Feb 25, 2014
Connecticut is acting like an entrepreneur. It got its health exchange up and running effectively, and now it’s trying to sell its model to other states.
Paying doctors for value instead of volume
Feb 25, 2014
All the changes to the nation's health care system have led to some broader discussions, including changing the way doctors and hospitals get paid.
For public good, not for profit.
Researchers are finding nuggets of truth in bad jokes
Feb 24, 2014
Bad jokes can be good for you, if they help you access information.
When you're the 'new pharma' in town
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 20, 2014
How a small pharmaceutical company triumphed over the pressures of Wall Street and 'big pharma.'
States face deadlines for Affordable Care Act grants
Feb 19, 2014
ACA grants go unspent in states with governors opposed to the law.