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Although the cuts officially took hold April 1, federal officials ordered that no payments be processed until April 15, hoping to give Congress time to consider legislation to stop the reductions in doctor's pay.
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of opinions and editorials.
Americans and experts are wading through reform provisions that will affect their lives; conclusions vary about what health reform will mean for them.
The Department of Health and Human Services says that reimbursement forms to have the federal government help pay employers for early retiree health care claims will be available in June, Business Insurance reports.
Some states feud with Washington over health overhaul spending requirements while others are poised to save money as a result.
States handle a variety of health care policy issues.
A study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that financial concerns can lead people suffering from heart attacks to delay treatment.
There is only one primary care doctor per 2,000 patients in certain parts of the country called "health professional shortage areas" by the government.
The Associated Press reports on a new study that found a quarter of heart doctors order more tests because they are worried about being sued for malpractice and it's driving cost in the system up.
Insurer will pay YMCA and pharmacists to help counsel people on losing weight and eating better in an effort to curb the increasing number of cases of Type 2 Diabetes.
The Department of Health and Human Services 2009 quality report to Congress found little progress on eliminating hospital-acquired infections and called for 'urgent attention' to address the shortcomings.
The new health law will infuse $3 billion into health research that compares treatments to gauge which are most effective, building on an earlier federal investment of $1.1 billion from the stimulus package.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a variety of state-oriented health-policy developments.
Health officials view these figures with disappointment because reducing the incidence of such infections has been a focus in improving health care quality.
Keiji Fukuda, the WHO's top influenza expert, on Monday said the organization did not effectively communicate the uncertainties of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus, which led to confusion worldwide, Reuters reports.
Laid-off workers are waiting to hear if a subsidy for health insurance will be offered to them as part of a jobless benefits package pending in the Senate.
News reports dig up some policy nuances, including one that escaped even the lawmakers who crafted it
The number of maternal deaths around the world has decreased from more than 500,000 in 1980 to an estimated 342,900 in 2008, according to a Lancet study published online on Monday, the BBC reports. For the study, "a team led by the University of Washington in Seattle, looked at data from thousands of observations of maternal deaths for 181 countries between 1980 and 2008. ... More than half of all maternal deaths were in only six countries in 2008
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