Dec 08 Watch Medicare Changes: Background Report President Bush signed a Medicare reform bill Monday that will cover the cost of some prescription drugs and allow a larger role for private health insurers. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Medicare Changes President Bush signed into law Monday a $400 billion, 10-year Medicare bill that will cover the cost of some prescription drugs and allow a larger role for private health insurers. Experts discuss how the massive legislation will impact the lives… Continue watching
Dec 04 Higher Drug Co-Pays Keep Some Patients From Filling Prescriptions Health insurance plans that discourage people from using more expensive drugs by charging higher co-payments for filling those prescriptions may cause some people to stop taking important medications, according to a new report. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch Extended Interview: B.J. Jackson Susan Dentzer talks to 22-year-old Iowa National Guardsman B.J. Jackson and his wife Abby Jackson. B.J. Jackson was wounded when his Humvee was attacked in Baghdad. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Extended Interview: Dr. Mark Bagg Susan Dentzer talks to Dr. Mark Bagg, the chief of orthopedic surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center. Bagg has treated many soldiers who were wounded in Iraq… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Healing the Wounds Many U.S. soldiers are returning from Iraq with serious injuries, including devastating burns. Doctors treating these troops are taking advantage of new technology and building on techniques developed during past conflicts. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch World AIDS Day The World Health Organization and United Nations marked World AIDS Day with a pledge to provide cheaper drugs to 3 million HIV-infected people by 2005. Experts discuss recent efforts to counter the pandemic. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Flu Season Four children have died in Colorado from the flu in recent days, and other states have reported an unusually high number of cases this early in the season, prompting strong warnings from health officials. Jeffrey Brown talks to Dr. Julie… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Leading the Way? In a year when many states are struggling to keep up with Medicaid costs, Maine is developing a program aimed at providing coverage for all of its residents by 2009. Susan Dentzer talks to Maine residents and politicians about the… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Background: Rx for Medicare The Senate approved a Medicare reform bill today that will give seniors access to prescription drug benefits and permit insurance companies to offer private coverage to Medicare recipients. Senate Leaders Frist and Daschle react to the changes in Medicare before… Continue watching