Health Care

Budget Battles

  • Wrongful Deaths, Injuries and Errors in U.S. Nursing Homes

    By Marshall Allen, ProPublica

    One in three patients in skilled nursing facilities suffered a medication error, infection or some other type of harm related to their treatment, according to a government report released today that...

  • Sleep Problems Plague Device-Dependent Children

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    It happens to the best of us: We check our smartphones or tablets one last time before we turn in at night – then end up tossing and turning for what feels like an eternity. That’s because our phones...

  • The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by 20 states challenging President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

    The Hot New Volunteer Job in Health Care

    By Susan Jaffe, Kaiser Health News

    It used to be difficult for Edith Couturier, an 85-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, to explain to her adult children on the West Coast all the details of her medical appointments. But...

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    Hunger for Gluten-Free Foods Amounts to $7B a Year

    By KATHLEEN KINGSBURY, Reuters

    When Alice Bast was diagnosed with celiac disease in 1994, she had to scour local health-food stores and send away to Canada for the gluten-free food her condition necessitated. Two decades later,...

  • Harry Reid

    Obamacare Victims Are ‘Liars,’ Says Top Democrat

    By Edward Morrissey

    Remember “I feel your pain” - Bill Clinton’s plaintive response to the woes of Middle America turned into a signature line for his administration, which became a cliché in American politics? Every...