At the Reform Table “There’s no signal. Republicans are at the table on health reform.” —A spokeswoman for the top Finance Committee Republican, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, disputed suggestions that Republicans would not support health care reform judging from …
Like just about any company anywhere on earth, medical liability insurers lost money on their equity investments in 2008 due to the meltdown in the U.S. and worldwide economies in the latter half of the year. However, for the first …
A Pennsylvania law that empowers hundreds of nurse-midwives to prescribe drugs finally is in effect, ending the Keystone State’s distinction as the only state that barred the practice. Gov. Ed Rendell signed the bill in 2007 as part of health …
A comprehensive plan to provide Oklahomans with increased access to affordable, quality health care and private insurance passed the state’s House of Representatives. House Bill 2026, by House Speaker Pro Tem Kris Steele, will, among other reforms, strengthen and promote …
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is President Barack Obama’s choice for secretary of health and human services, a White House source said Saturday. The source, who was not authorized to speak on the record, said Obama will formally announce the nomination …
Progress made to better protect the country from disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and bioterrorism is now at risk, due to budget cuts and the economic crisis, according to a new report. The report concludes that major gaps remain in many …
A trade group for insurers in New York State says its members strongly oppose $140 million in new assessments on insurance companies proposed by Gov. David Paterson. Those increases, according to the New York Insurance Association (NYIA), are part of …
Massachusetts is experiencing a big jump in health insurance and a big drop in payments for the uninsured under the state’s health care law. Between Jan. 1 and March 31, the number of people getting health insurance grew from 340,000 …
Massachusetts is experiencing a big jump in health insurance and a big drop in payments for the uninsured under the state’s health care law. Between Jan. 1 and March 31, the number of people getting health insurance grew from 340,000 …
China’s efforts to reform its health care system provide a major opportunity for American companies to enter the Chinese market, according to a top U.S. commerce official. As China looks toward revamping a health care system that currently has hundreds …
