Health Care

Budget Battles

  • Had a Few Drinks? The ER Might Shortchange You

    By Michele Andrews, Kaiser Health News

    Up to half of those treated at hospital ERs and trauma centers are under the influence of alcohol, experts say. That may be sobering, yet a recent study found that emergency departments can...

  • More Doctors on the Way, Higher Costs to Follow

    By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

    U.S. medical schools are ramping up the supply of physicians in anticipation of an influx of newly insured people from health care reform and to deal with an aging population. But some critics say...

  • The American Entrepreneur: A Dying Breed?

    By Sarah Stodola, The Fiscal Times

    The pace of new business creation fell to a record low in 2010, continuing a decline that’s been going on for years. What’s behind the slowdown in startups?

  • Consumers Finally Get $$$ Back from Health Insurance

    By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News

    Millions of consumers and small businesses will receive an estimated $1.3 billion in rebates from their health plans this summer under a provision of the health care law that effectively limits what...

  • $8 Billion Wasted on Medicare Bonus Program

    By Mark Miller, Reuters

    In Washington, impossible math is being applied to Medicare's managed-care insurance plans. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes funds to pay special bonuses to Medicare Advantage plans offering...