Health

Anger and Protests Rattle Town Halls on Health Care

Legislators across the nation opened their August recesses with town halls on health care reform. Rather than a warm welcome home, however, most were met with constituents angry with the range of legislative proposals under consideration in Washington. Betty Ann…

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Health Policy Expert Assesses Public Plan Options

Kenneth Thorpe, chairman of the health policy department at Emory University, discusses the prospects for a public health insurance plan and how a public plan might affect doctors, hospitals and consumers.

Grassley Outlines Obstacles Facing Health Care in Senate

Any overhaul of the nation's health care system will depend on draft legislation from the influential Senate Finance Committee. In an interview with Judy Woodruff, Sen. Charles Grassley, the top Republican on the committee, discusses the challenges facing reform.

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In Cambodia, Proximity to Wildlife Sparks Influenza Fears

Fred De Sam Lazaro reports how Cambodians' proximity to wildlife is sparking new concerns about the spread of avian flu.

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Lawmakers Weighing Tax on ‘Cadillac’ Health Plans

As Congress continues searching for ways to finance a health care overhaul, one option under review is taxing the costliest employer-provided health plans, otherwise known as "Cadillac" plans. After a recap on developments on the health care front, experts discuss…

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Reform Plans Face Uncertainty in August Recess

With lawmakers heading into a monthlong recess, Democrats advanced health reform legislation in a key congressional panel Friday, but the debate over the Obama administration's top policy goal looked ready to move outside Washington.

Confronting Malaria and Drug Resistance on the Thai-Cambodia Border

OCHRAB, Cambodia | In this reporter's notebook, NewsHour correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro writes about tracking the growing resistance to the malaria drug artemisinin in western Cambodia.

Despite Breakthrough in Congress, Wrangling Persists Over Health Reform

With Congress showing some progress Wednesday in the health care reform debate, journalists discuss the political hurdles that must be cleared to reach a final deal.

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Q&A: New Flu Vaccine Recommendations for Children

The Center for Disease Control released recommendations last week that seasonal flu vaccines be given to all children and adolescents between 6 months and 18 years.

Pregnant Women, Children Top H1N1 Vaccination Priority List

The Centers for Disease Control's advisory committee on immunization met Wednesday in an emergency session to set priorities for who should receive the H1N1 influenza vaccine now in development.