While an economic adviser to presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., asserted that the candidate's health care proposals would not spur drastic changes in the employer-based system, others said it's simply not yet possible to predict an outcome. Read more »
It now looks certain that doctors will take a deep cut to their Medicare payment rates, after the Senate failed to move forward on a take-it-or-leave-it Medicare bill offered up by Democrats. A cloture vote that would have led to passage of the bill (HR 6331) failed, 58-40, falling short of the 60 votes required. Read more »
Consumer-driven health plans and wellness programs may not be the solution to the health care crisis, said panelists from the consulting firm Milliman Inc. at a briefing. Read more »
None of the options to finance an overhaul of the nation's health care system will please Americans, analysts said at a recent forum on ways to control rising health care costs. Read more »
Allowing individuals to set aside money for health care expenses now that can be used when enrolled in Medicare later can help solve the impending Medicare crisis, said researchers at a Hudson Institute briefing. Read more »
The gap is narrowing between the insured and uninsured as more people with health insurance reported access barriers to health care in 2007, according to a recent study by the Center for Studying Health System Change. Read more »