Jan 14 States Band Together to Cut Drug Costs Nine states and the District of Columbia are forming a nonprofit group to hold down the costs of prescription drug plans for their workers and Medicaid recipients, according to The New York Times. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch Managing Health Care The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case questioning whether states can force HMOs to offer a wider choice of doctors. Ray Suarez discusses the case with a Supreme Court reporter for The Chicago Tribune. Continue watching
Jan 08 U.S. Health Care Spending Rises At Record Pace New statistics indicated that health costs in the U.S. rose some 8.7 percent in 2001, marking the single largest increase in ten years. The escalating expense of care was driven in large part by the cost of prescription drugs and… Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch Abortion Politics President Bush recently renewed the abortion debate by reexamining the question of when life begins. Health correspondent Susan Dentzer reports on several recent policy moves that have become focal points in the debate over abortion rights. Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch Food for Thought Terence Smith examines the health and business issues behind the changing eating trends in America with a food columnist for The New York Times, host of Minnesota Public Radio's "The Splendid Table," and the executive vice president of a Chicago-based… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Pathways to Housing for the Homeless Mentally Ill Betty Ann Bowser reports on an alternative housing program for the homeless mentally ill. Continue watching
Dec 20 Americans Are Misinformed About Smallpox, Study Finds Americans are misinformed about smallpox and that lack of understanding could potentially be dangerous, according to a new study published by Harvard University. Continue reading
Dec 19 New Test May Show Whether Breast Cancer Will Spread A new genetic testing method for breast cancer tumors may help doctors determine if a patient's cancer will spread, according to a study published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch Treating Hypertension Ray Suarez talks to an author of a new study that found diuretics to be as or more effective than other treatments in reducing high blood pressure. Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Smallpox Vaccine President Bush announced that the U.S. plans to vaccinate selected military, embassy and health care workers against smallpox. Terence Smith discusses Bush's decision with Dr. Julie Gerberding and Dr. Anthony Fauci. Continue watching