Last interview with a doctor who fought for the right-to-die. Young doctors are turning away from careers in primary care. A solo practice sells out to the local hospital.
“As the President has said, if it was easy to do, it would have been done already.”
Polls don’t tell what effect the public mood will have on the prospects for passage of a health care bill.
Polls after poll shows that the Democrats have lost the debate – and lost badly.
Can Congress bring itself to surrender power over a program as politically sensitive as Medicare?
What’s important isn’t what the government spends but what individuals and families must spend.
Here’s a quick look at the key areas yet to be resolved before a health-care bill can be passed.
Would proposed reforms fundamentally change Medicare, much less the rest of American health care? No, they wouldn’t.
We’re nowhere near ready to pass a bill that will control costs. So, why bother?
Republicans say costs will go up; Democrats say costs will go down. Who’s right?
Even as the health overhaul creeps forward, one thing that’s been moving even slower is public opinion.
“If we can’t eliminate [hospital infections], we will never have a system that works for people…”
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