by Markham Heid | Oct 6, 2009 | Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON — A panel of academics said Tuesday curbing medical malpractice litigation is not the “silver bullet” needed to slay the werewolf of rising health care costs. “Health policy myths become convenient truths,” said Gregg Bloche, a graduate of both the...
by Markham Heid | Oct 5, 2009 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Some say it’s a “tax,” while others say it’s a “penalty.” President Barack Obama, during a blustery exchange with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, insisted it was a “responsibility.” And Sen. Olympia Snowe has proposed calling it a “defined minimum...
by Kristian Weatherspoon | Oct 2, 2009 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this player. Doctors hold a protest near Capitol Hill to oppose current health-care reform proposals being considered by Congress. (Kristian Weatherspoon/MNS) WASHINGTON – As Congress continues to sort through health-care reform...
by Markham Heid | Oct 1, 2009 | Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON — In one of the final columns published before his death last Sunday, speechwriter and language maven William Safire wrote about the sudden popularity of the phrase “bending the curve” within the political vernacular, especially in the...
by Rachel Claytor | Oct 1, 2009 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this player. “Mad as hell” doctors rally for health care reform. (Rachel Claytor/MNS) WASHINGTON-They are “mad as hell” and they want Congress to know it. Some of the players most affected by health care reform...
by Kristian Weatherspoon | Sep 29, 2009 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Senators spar over public option. (Rachel Claytor/MNS) WASHINGTON—The public option for health care is out, at least for now. The Senate Finance Committee Tuesday voted down two amendments to the health care insurance reform...
