The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a newly revised health reform bill from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will cost upward of $611 billion over the next 10 years—with the bulk of that cost going toward its coverage provisions. ... FULL STORY
An Institute of Medicine advisory committee has issued recommendations for 100 areas that should receive priority attention with comparative-effectiveness research. ... FULL STORY
Now that we have $1.1 billion for comparative-effectiveness studies, it is time we investigated the cost and quality of life benefits of lifestyle changes. ... FULL STORY
Healthcare providers are adopting information technology to improve care and potentially qualify for economic stimulus funding. Below are winners of our 2009 IT Case Study Contest (left) and IT case studies from other contest participants.
What kitchen remedy may be used to relieve pain from a jellyfish sting? What element composes most kidney stones? And what percentage of a watermelon is made up of water? Those were a few of the questions asked during a session of “Medical Jeopardy” for four teams of high school... ... FULL STORY
This is the second installment for 2009 of the Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Opinion Leaders Survey. More survey results can be found at the Commonwealth Fund's web site, commonwealthfund.org.
U.S. healthcare costs are excessive, both by international benchmarks and, by inference, from observation of the degree of cost variation within the U.S.
Significant consensus has emerged that healthcare reform, which has eluded our nation for almost a century, should be enacted this year, and that bold changes are necessary to ensure high-quality,...
Modern Healthcare is tracking the state and national proposals to expand access to health benefits for the uninsured and underinsured. This section on Modern Healthcare Online will be updated with each new proposal. Submit comments on any or all of the proposals to mheditorial@modernhealthcare.com.
Five healthcare organizations share their stories of how they are using healthcare information technology to improve patient care -- projects that also may be eligible for subsidies under the federal economic stimulus law.
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