Health Jan 05 Conversation: Nixon, Obama and Universal Health Care "Failure Again." It was the working title for Stuart Altman's new book on the latest push for health care reform. Two years after President Obama's Affordable Care Act became law, Altman is the first to admit he happily changed…
Health Dec 22 If It’s Not a War on Cancer, What Is It? It was President Nixon's "Christmas gift to the nation." On Dec. 23, 1971, he faced the television cameras in the East Room of the White House and declared "total national commitment" to finding a cure for cancer and the funds…
Health Nov 23 From Lincoln to Obama: The White House Celebrates Thanksgiving A meal shared by Pilgrims and American Indians might get most of the credit for the creation of Thanksgiving, but it was Abraham Lincoln who officially proclaimed the last Thursday in November a holiday, back in 1864. This slide show…
Health Nov 14 Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Health Reform Challenge The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review the constitutionality of the health reform law. As Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal described in a post last week, the court was asked to consider five key…
Health Oct 14 What the Death of the CLASS Act Means for Long-Term Disability Care Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; Getty Images The Obama administration reversed course on a major provision of its landmark health care reform law Friday when Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the CLASS Act…
Health Sep 28 White House Asks the Supreme Court to Consider Health Reform Supreme Court; photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images. The Obama administration asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to decide whether the president's landmark health care law is constitutional. In a White House blog post Wednesday afternoon, Stephanie Cutter, a deputy…
Health Sep 21 Galveston: Healthier After Disaster? Three years after devastation from Hurricane Ike, Galveston, Tex., officials are determined to build the island back stronger -- and healthier -- than ever before.
Health Aug 17 Proposed Rules Call for ‘Apples-to-Apples’ Health Insurance Comparison Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images Finding the cheapest insurance plan for diabetes or breast cancer patients may soon be just as easy as flipping soup cans to compare calorie counts and sodium content. Under a set of proposed federal regulations…
Health Jul 08 As Cuts Loom, Study Finds Medicaid Works Medicaid makes a big difference to the health and financial stability of the poor, a new study concludes. The simple finding from Harvard and MIT researchers hit Washington this week just as politicians appear ready to start chipping away at…
World Jun 08 South Africa’s Diverse Soccer Stadiums The distinctive traits of South Africa's World Cup stadiums -- such as zebra-striped seats and a calabash pot shape -- are meant to represent their country's complex culture. But some have criticized the money spent amid more pressing needs at…