December 30, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system told a town hall meeting in Dublin, Ind. ... FULL STORY
December 17, 2008 The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society called on the incoming Obama administration to allot a minimum of $25 billion in federal... ... FULL STORY
Matthew DoBias and Vince Galloro December 15, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama’s official selection of Tom Daschle as his head of HHS along with Obama’s plans to create a new White House Office of... ... FULL STORY
December 11, 2008 “At a time that there is so much at stake, there is no question that fixing healthcare is—and has been for many years—our largest domestic policy... ... FULL STORY
December 11, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama said that former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle would pull double duty under his administration as both HHS... ... FULL STORY
December 08, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama outlined a plan to electronically link hospitals, physician offices and the patients who rely on them as part of a... ... FULL STORY
Rebecca Vesely December 08, 2008 Providers expressed cautionary praise for the healthcare reform proposal put forth last week by the powerful lobbying group for health insurers. ... FULL STORY
December 05, 2008 The American College of Surgeons called on policymakers within the incoming Obama administration and new Congress to support healthcare reform... ... FULL STORY
Matthew DoBias November 25, 2008 Peter Orszag, the healthcare-savvy director of the Congressional Budget Office, has been named by President-elect Barack Obama to head the White... ... FULL STORY
Matthew DoBias November 24, 2008 Representatives for physician-owned hospitals say they are looking for signals from former Democratic Sen. ... FULL STORY
Joseph Conn / HITS staff writer November 20, 2008 In 2004, David Brailer, then the newly designated head of the newly created Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at... ... FULL STORY
November 19, 2008 Key lawmakers met to discuss a path that would lead to a broad healthcare-reform bill, though discussions over process and jurisdiction trumped talks... ... FULL STORY
San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News December 29, 2008 It was Democracy 101—nine citizen-soldiers responding to a battle call for government reform, gathered around lattes and quiche in a downtown San... ... FULL STORY
USA Today December 19, 2008 Phyllis Smith, a 60-year-old uninsured seamstress in Yantis, Texas, goes without medications for high blood pressure and diabetes because she can't... ... FULL STORY
New York Times December 17, 2008 When supporters of President-elect Barack Obama hold house parties to discuss ways of fixing the health care system over the next two weeks, they may... ... FULL STORY
Los Angeles Times December 15, 2008 By choosing former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to head his healthcare reform effort, President-elect Barack Obama got more than an old... ... FULL STORY
American Spectator December 12, 2008 Let's be fair: Barack Obama and Tom Daschle will not attempt to immediately impose socialized health care on America. ... FULL STORY
New York Times December 05, 2008 As a harbinger of how an Internet presidency could take form, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle—who may be nominated as the next Health and... ... FULL STORY
Washington Post December 04, 2008 Barack Obama's incoming administration has begun to draw on the high-tech organizational tools that helped get him elected to lay the groundwork for... ... FULL STORY
December 01, 2008 In the last month of the presidential campaign, it was one of Barack Obama and Joe Biden's strongest attack lines: John McCain, they warned, would... ... FULL STORY
November 24, 2008 Economists warn that unless we can eliminate excess spending and put healthcare dollars to better use, rising healthcare costs will present a growing... ... FULL STORY
November 21, 2008 Seizing on the momentum of the presidential election and the promise of change on a historic scale, a grassroots "conversation" about healthcare... ... FULL STORY
Matthew DoBias and Jennifer Lubell November 03, 2008 The American Hospital Association is on pace to spend a record amount on congressional races this election cycle, saying it is shelling out $1. ... FULL STORY
October 23, 2008 Saying that it doesn’t make a lot of sense to pay attention to what John McCain and Barack Obama are now saying about healthcare “because talk is... ... FULL STORY
October 20, 2008 During a luncheon briefing at the Medical Group Management Association’s annual conference, organization President and Chief Executive Officer... ... FULL STORY
October 16, 2008 Healthcare had to compete with a plumber named Joe during the third and final presidential debate with the two topics intersecting at one point in an... ... FULL STORY
October 08, 2008 Barack Obama called healthcare a right last night while his Republican opponent called it a responsibility, but both candidates called it a top... ... FULL STORY
September 22, 2008 Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain “see eye-to-eye” on prioritizing cost containment, but their approaches toward expanding... ... FULL STORY
July 29, 2008 All 16 Senate sponsors of the Healthy Americans Act—a broad bill that would effectively end employer-sponsored healthcare in favor of insurance from... ... FULL STORY
Richard Clarke June 23, 2008 Now that the Democrats have chosen Barack Obama as their presidential nominee, we know that during the next four months the airwaves will be filled... ... FULL STORY
April 29, 2008 A healthcare proposal issued by Republican presidential hopeful John McCain includes a specific plan to guarantee healthcare access to higher-risk... ... FULL STORY
Matthew DoBias and Jessica Zigmond September 01, 2008 During their week in Denver, which culminated in the official nomination of Barack Obama for president, the Democratic Party reasserted itself as the... ... FULL STORY
Jessica Zigmond August 29, 2008 Looking back on the week, I think healthcare could win for Best Supporting Actor in the drama that was the 2008 Democratic National Convention. ... FULL STORY
August 28, 2008 In a speech that had flag-waving delegates on their feet, former President Bill Clinton supported Democratic presidential nominee Sen. ... FULL STORY
Matthew DoBias August 28, 2008 Here in Denver you hear a lot of different people saying the same thing about healthcare: Coverage should be universal; everyone should have... ... FULL STORY
August 28, 2008 Mental-health parity legislation “is going to happen” this year, said Linda Rosenberg, president and chief executive officer for the National Council... ... FULL STORY
August 27, 2008 A panel of health policy experts said that universal health coverage could be delivered during a Barack Obama presidency, but conceded that many... ... FULL STORY
Matthew DoBias / HITS staff writer August 27, 2008 Electronic health records and comparative-effectiveness research should top the list of the next president’s health reform agenda, especially as the... ... FULL STORY
August 27, 2008 Nurses, healthcare activists, union members and politicians rallied in favor of a single-payer healthcare system even though the idea has gained... ... FULL STORY
Matthew DoBias August 27, 2008 Former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders has lost little of that trademark candor that so famously put her on the outs with the Clinton administration... ... FULL STORY
August 26, 2008 Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) is still the one—to ignite a crowd, to rally his party, to champion healthcare for everyone. ... FULL STORY
August 25, 2008 Reed Tuckson, executive vice president and chief of medical affairs at UnitedHealth Group, in an uncharacteristically fiery speech in Denver railed... ... FULL STORY
August 25, 2008 A focus on health, wellness and prevention efforts must be an immediate national priority to improve America’s healthcare system, said 16 panelists... ... FULL STORY
Jessica Zigmond August 25, 2008 It’s early yet at the Democratic National Convention, but healthcare should play a considerable role at the convention this week, starting with a... ... FULL STORY
August 25, 2008 The nation’s largest labor organization said that it would invest more than $50 million and extensive manpower into getting Barack Obama elected to... ... FULL STORY
Joseph Conn / HITS staff writer August 25, 2008 With all the hoopla at the Democratic National Convention starting today, will there be room for healthcare information technology? Yes, at least in... ... FULL STORY
Gregg Blesch September 05, 2008 The Republican National Convention is over. It’s midnight, and a couple hours ago I watched Arizona Sen. ... FULL STORY
September 05, 2008 John McCain, in accepting the Republican Party’s nomination for president late Thursday, stuck largely to themes of service—both here and... ... FULL STORY
September 05, 2008 In Minnesota for the GOP convention, a Republican senator discussed his work with colleagues in both parties to extend health coverage to millions of... ... FULL STORY
September 04, 2008 In a wonky but still politically cutting panel discussion held in conjunction with the Republican National Convention, economics advisers for John... ... FULL STORY
September 04, 2008 The topic of healthcare reform has been crowded out of the Republican National Convention, replaced instead with a focus on energy and defense... ... FULL STORY
September 04, 2008 Elena Rios, president and chief executive officer of the National Hispanic Medical Association, promoted the healthcare proposals of Arizona Sen. ... FULL STORY
September 03, 2008 Health policy leaders at the Republican National Convention said federal reform efforts should first keep what works across the U.S. ... FULL STORY
September 03, 2008 Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said that he would mobilize the provider community in an effort to pressure congressional budgeteers to... ... FULL STORY
September 03, 2008 The Creative Coalition plans to host a town hall session “From Hollywood to the Hill: Speak Out—If I Had a Minute with the Next President on... ... FULL STORY
September 02, 2008 Individual responsibility and cultural change must come before state and federal laws that mandate healthier lifestyles, or else government plans... ... FULL STORY
