Voters Confused About How Health Care Law Affects Them

The most common feeling among U.S. voters about the massive health care legislation signed into law is "confused," according to a new poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health research organization.
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Donald Berwick Nominated by White House to Head CMS

The White House announced that Donald Berwick has been nominated as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, filling the administration's last major health care position 15 months after President Obama took office. Read more »

United, Wellpoint to Keep Young Adults Covered Before Overhaul Law Says They Must

Two of the nation's biggest health insurers, UnitedHealthcare and Wellpoint, announced they will allow young men and women who otherwise would lose coverage in coming weeks to stay on their parents' health plans. Read more »

Broadband Connectivity Is One Key to Implementing Successful Health IT System, Experts Say

Although telehealth technologies have strong potential for improving patient health and decreasing U.S. health care costs, economic disincentives, inadequate broadband connectivity, regulatory uncertainty and a lack of digital literacy among seniors all create barriers to their adoption, witnesses said at a hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. Read more »

Health Insurance Rate Increases Draw Senate Panel's Spotlight

Responding to public anger over double-digit rate hikes for health insurance, a Senate panel heard testimony about legislation that would give the federal government authority to block rate increases in states that lack such power. Read more »

Researchers Say California Nurse Staffing Law Has Reduced Patient Mortality

A major new study by University of Pennsylvania researchers found that a California law mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios reduced patient deaths and allowed nurses to give more attention to their patients. Read more »