The LA Times and the Wall Street Journal Health Blog claim house calls may save money – at least for critically ill seniors.
A new book, Shattered Lives, explores horror stories of socialized medicine.
Wall Street Journal Health Blog: High U.S. rates of violence, traffic accidents, suicides, lower the U.S. life expectancy below other OECD countries.
News from "the envy of the world": bed shortage forces 4,000 mothers to give birth in lifts, offices and hospital toilets.
$9 trillion in new borrowing over the next decade: but even this forecast may be optimistic.
Health bill: Illegal immigrants would be mandated to have health insurance but would be ineligible to receive subsidies.
New York Times defends Zeke Emanuel.
Online communities have the potential to transform medical research.
The CBO often gets health care forecasts wrong.
Private health insurance added 100 million outside US: Single-payer systems are declining world-wide…while private insurance is growing rapidly.
Canadians go to Detroit for care: sometimes Canada pays the bill.
More than half of ER nurses have been assaulted on the job.
Video games have mental health benefits.
Colleagues complain about doctor who helped Wikipedia publish 10 Rorschach ink blots. (Think what could happen next: revealing the secrets of shamans and witch doctors?)
Nine states already impose Obama-type insurance rules. Result: higher costs, fewer insured.
New York Times apologizes to Washington Times: Front page story said WT is biased against Obama Care.
