Legacy Topic: Health Care
Marketing Obamacare to the masses
Nov 7, 2012
With the health care laws a sure thing, insurers are readying their sales pitches.
Obamacare: The right medicine for small business?
Nov 7, 2012
Now that President Obama has been reelected, implementation of the Affordable Care Act will shift into high gear, which gives some small business owners a stomach ache.
Medicare's unexpected beneficiaries
by
David Gura
Nov 2, 2012
The government medical program for the elderly means seniors and their families have more money to spend on other things.
Hospitals take simple steps to prevent harm
Nov 1, 2012
Cutting down on preventable problems saves lives and money.
Hospitals cash in on patient satisfaction
Oct 22, 2012
Under the new healthcare law, hospitals can be rewarded for improving patient care.
Leslie Michelson: Doctor to the 1%?
by
Jeff Horwich
Oct 19, 2012
The very wealthy have access to lots of things most of us don't -- that's just the way it goes. But what about when it's a matter or life or death?
Study: Annual physicals 'overrated'
by
Jeff Horwich
Oct 17, 2012
Researchers in Europe are challenging the conventional wisdom of the yearly medical exam.
For public good, not for profit.
Health insurance industry healthier than predicted
by
Jeff Tyler
Oct 17, 2012
Parts of President Obama's health care reform have already been implemented without causing the expected fiscal fallout.
Insurance exchanges get the PR treatment
Oct 5, 2012
The federal government has signed on with an ad agency for a $3 million campaign to promote insurance exchanges.
Medicare: Is it really the 'third rail' of politics?
by
David Gura
Oct 4, 2012
Some efforts to change the government health care program for seniors has triggered fireworks; others, not so much.