Sociologist Janet Poppendieck spent some time trying to make sense of how school meals are prepared and served. She talks with Kai Ryssdal about her new book on school nutrition programs.
No issue has gotten more attention in the health care debate than cost. Are we spending too much? Not enough? Gregory Warner reports on why the subject of cost is easier to debate than define.
Pharmaceutical giants made a deal with President Obama last year to limit health care reform's spending cuts on prescription drugs to $80 billion over 10 years. But the bills in Congress will cost the industry more. Gregory Warner reports.
The Obama administration has blocked the merger of two Michigan insurers. The companies dropped their plans after the Justice Department threatened to sue. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
The French may be famous for their physiques, but the influx of fast food into the country has helped give rise to an increase in obesity. So Jenny Craig is pitching in by opening over a dozen weight-loss centers nationally. Caitlan Carroll reports.
Duke University Professor Dan Ariely talks with Kai Ryssdal about how the number and kinds of tests doctors order for their patients might just be a default response.
Executives from some of the biggest insurance companies met with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss premium increases. She asked them how they come up with the numbers. Gregory Warner reports.
President Obama laid out what he plans to do moving forward with the health care overhaul at the White House. Marketplace's Gregory Warner talks with Kai Ryssdal about the plan, its costs, and what happens next.
President Obama's plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system may involve a legislative tactic which could get around the need for Republican support. Nancy Marshall Genzer explains how it works.
Italian research shows that hotter weather and higher carbon dioxide levels lead plants to produce more pollen, which aggravates human allergies. And that means profits for the pharmaceutical industry. Caitlan Carroll reports.
