US Health Care

An Optimal Solution to U.S. Health Care

Nake M. Kamrany | Posted 04.28.2012

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Nake M. Kamrany

Health care should be treated as a basic human rights issue, and that is the way it is being treated in most of the European Union.

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Handful Of Americans Account For Half Of U.S. Health Care Costs

Posted 01.17.2012

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The cost of health care may have gone up for almost all Americans in recent years, but a handful of consumers are getting hit especially hard. Jus...

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A Public Health Catastrophe Could Ensue If the Supreme Court Declares the Affordable Care Act Unconstitutional

Mark A. Hall | Posted 03.14.2012

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Mark A. Hall

While opponents obsess over what vegetables the government might require them to purchase, they overlook the potential public health catastrophe that could well ensue if the Court were to declare the law unconstitutional.

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Sporadic Health Insurance As Bad As No Health Insurance: Study

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.05.2012

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When it comes to preventative care, having on-and-off health insurance might be as bad as not having it all. A study of diabetics by the Kaiser Per...

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Health Care: A Casualty of Class Warfare

John Geyman | Posted 12.10.2011

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John Geyman

As the recession rolls on without signs of relief on the horizon, a growing army of millions of Americans is finding it impossible to gain access to necessary health care that is affordable.

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The Moneyball Approach to Health Care

James R. Knickman | Posted 12.04.2011

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James R. Knickman

I'm always surprised that some people still buy into the myth that America has the greatest health system in the world. We spend so much money on health care, but those dollars have not translated to good health.

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In Weak Economy, Americans Still Avoiding Doctors

Posted 08.03.2011

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NEW YORK (Lewis Krauskopf) - Americans' use of medical services has not yet rebounded during the weak economy, health insurers say, in a trend th...

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Talking Health Care: LIVE From The White House (VIDEO)

AOL Health | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since the health care law passed, questions have swirled about it. Most importantly, Americans are concerned about how it will affect them. Will the...

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US Health Care Reform: As Seen From the Trenches: Part 3 of a 6-Part Series

S.I. Adam, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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S.I. Adam, M.D.

The obesity epidemic is putting ever-increasing strain on the U.S. health care system. The United States leads the world in obesity, thus qualifying our population as the world's unhealthiest.

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US Health Care Reform, As Seen From the Trenches

S.I. Adam, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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S.I. Adam, M.D.

When the health care reform bill was passed, the key elements to creating meaningful change to the U.S. health care system -- physicians and nurses -- were overlooked.

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4 Human Beliefs That Enable Harmful Health Policies

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alison Rose Levy

Why do we praise healthy food, but never get around to calling our Congressman to let him know our wishes for the Food Safety bill?

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Sweden, Canada Outrank U.S. On Confidence In Health Care

Huffington Post | Nicholas Sabloff | Posted 05.25.2011

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While It remains to be seen whether or not the monumental health care legislation passed last month will dramatically alter Americans' feelings about ...

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Advancing America's Health: Eight Resolutions for the New Decade

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

As the new decade begins, America's health care system is in crisis. Here are some key steps for achieving healthier people, a healthier nation, and a healthier world in 2010 and beyond.

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Health Care Reform Reactions From Around The World

Posted 05.25.2011

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Below is a round-up of reaction from around the world to the health care reform bill that was passed by the US Congress Sunday. The Guardian's Micha...

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The New British PM and Socialized Medicine

Saul Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Saul Friedman

Among the 30 plus nations in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, only Turkey, Mexico and the United States do not provide government-run universal health care.

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Do Health Care Advances Make Us Healthier?

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Jon LaPook

Last week's CDC report, "Health, United States, 2009" confirms that Americans are increasingly turning to medications, scans, and procedures to improve their health. Exercising, eating right, and weight loss: not so much.

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How American Health Care Killed My Father

The Atlantic (September 2009) | David Goldhill | Posted 05.25.2011

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Almost two years ago, my father was killed by a hospital-borne infection in the intensive-care unit of a well-regarded nonprofit hospital in New York ...

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U.S. Pays $2.5 Trillion For Care Costing $912 Billion

bloomberg.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The last time a president tried to overhaul U.S. health care, Americans were spending $912 billion on the system and 40 million were uninsured. Today ...

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Health Care Execs: US System Inefficient, Wasteful, Even Dangerous

Washington Post | Ceci Connolly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Talk to the chief executives of America's preeminent health-care institutions, and you might be surprised by what you hear: When it comes to medical c...

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Beyond Sicko

Marty Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marty Kaplan

Pick any national metric of healthiness -- life expectancy, infant mortality, birth weight, chronic diseases incidence -- and America's comparative performance is in the cellar. How can this be?

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Study: Boomers to Flood Medical System

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Millions of baby boomers are about to enter a health care system for seniors that not only isn't ready for them, but may even disco...

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Economy, Health Care Top 08 Voters' Concerns

AP | JIM KUHNHENN, TREVOR TOMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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Voters began to worry more about their pocketbooks over the last month -- even more than about the war in Iraq. More than half the voters in an ongoi...

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