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The Supremes and the health overhaul
Chris Farrell Mar 26, 2012
However the Supreme Court decides its ruling will push health-care reform to the top of the campaign debate. Health reform won't go away. The costs of the system are too high. The fiscal, economic and household pressures remain too great. Back to the future won't work.
Everyone's lining up for the Supreme Court health care hearing
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Mar 23, 2012
The court's grounds will be clogged with a colorful mix of characters: activists, lawyers, journalists and oh, tourists.
Can ignoring medical advice hurt your wallet?
John Schumann Mar 27, 2012
Doctor and commentator John Schumann says it's a medical urban legend.
The Obama interview: Health care law 'the right thing to do'
Kai Ryssdal Mar 23, 2012
In an exclusive interview with Marketplace, President Obama said he would have loved more cooperation from Congress on the health care law, and had started out with a plan Republicans at one time supported. "Over time," he said, "people will say this was the right thing to do."
Genetic testing gaining popularity, dropping in price
Gregory Warner Mar 12, 2012
A study by the UnitedHealth Group released this morning says we spent about $5 billion on genetic tests in 2010 and could spend $25 billion by the end of the decade.
Businesses find opportunities in health reform law
Blake Farmer Mar 2, 2012
For all the talk by Republicans about the dangers of "Obamacare," there are some who view the law as good for business.
How do Americans feel about health care reform?
Frank Newport Mar 2, 2012
Frank Newport, the editor-in-chief of Gallup, talks about Americans' attitude toward health care reform and the role it could play in this year's presidential election.
Rethinking hospital readmissions
Gregory Warner Feb 8, 2012
Starting this fall, hospitals that readmit the same patients over and over in a short period of time will be fined. That has medical providers looking for better ways to keep people healthy when they're off hospital grounds.
WellPoint announces plan to boost doctor pay
Jennifer Collins Jan 27, 2012
The health insurer WellPoint today announced a plan to pay primary care doctors as much as 10 percent more, with the hope of reducing the overall cost of health care.
Health care spending rising more slowly
Gregory Warner Jan 9, 2012
The rapid rate of growth is slowing, but many people aren't feeling the change.
