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Dr. E. Albert Reece, the dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, writes that the state's General Assembly is considering a series of bold initiatives - including "Health Enterprize Zones" - to reduce and eliminate health disparities, especially in Maryland's most underserved communities.
The Heritage Foundation's Stuart Butler, an architect of the urban "enterprise zone" idea more than 30 years ago, offers his suggestions on how to make a recent proposal in Maryland to set up Health Enterprise Zones a successful endeavor.
The federal government has awarded Minnesota $26 million to help it create a health insurance exchange, but Republicans in the GOP-led state legislature there are engaged in a bitter fight with Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton on its planning and even its existence.
The Medicare program is betting on a new course of action to curb patient harm. The effort is pegged to the success of a little-known entity called a "hospital engagement network."
As of April 1, base health insurance rates for small businesses will increase, on average, just 1.8 percent. Four prominent economists discuss why the state is having success keeping premium costs down.
Seven organizations will receive a total of $639 million in federal low-interest loans to launch new health insurance plans in eight states, the federal government announced Tuesday.
Long-acting methods such as the IUD and the hormonal implant are nearly 100 percent effective and require no effort after insertion. But birth control pills are about 92 percent effective.
Proponents say the policy saves time and money, but critics fear people will be discouraged from seeking emergency room care when they need it.
The numbers are still small but some women opt to have their babies at home because of the convenience and to save money.
The new data identify many major teaching institutions as having high rates of serious complications. But officials say the measures are faulty.
The Obama administration, stung by fierce opposition from Catholic leaders to a new rule requiring that insurance plans offer free contraception, announced revised regulations Friday. Kaiser Health News summarizes common questions and answers to explain the new policy.
Insurers switch to new way to calculate reimbursement that shifts more of the expenses onto patients.
Doctors say testing may identify some in need of treatment but could also lead to many youngsters being mistakenly labeled as at risk.
There is still confusion about whether pre-existing conditions matter when it comes to the cost of your health insurance premium.
Kaiser Health News talked to two experts about current efforts to craft a national plan to overcome Alzheimer's disease.
Robert Egge, the Alzheimers Association vice president of public policy, offers his take on why the current push to develop a national plan to combat Alzheimer's represents a historic opportunity to strengthen the federal government's efforts to overcome this disease.
Alzheimer's expert Dr. Rachelle Doody writes that the recently released draft framework for a national Alzheimer's plan is somewhat vague even as it contains excellent goals and begins to focus the minds and resources of key stakeholders on these issues.
The federal health law set up new plans that are cheaper and more comprehensive than the older ones run by states but consumers need to go without insurance for six months to qualify.
Thousands die in hospitals because of mistakes - often simple oversights - made by doctors and nurses. Here's how hospitals can improve patient safety.
Cuts in government payments for patient care and less construction of new nursing homes are taking a toll, and as baby boomers start to retire in great numbers, the timing couldn't be worse.
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