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Truly treating childhood asthma takes a team of doctors, health educators and parents. They are trying this approach in Philadelphia, where the prevalence of the disease in the African-American community is especially high.
KHN staff writer Mary Agnes Carey reports that most beneficiaries face only a small boost in their monthly premiums next year, and some will enjoy decreases, Obama administration officials announced.
KHN staff writer Phil Galewitz reports that the combination of rising enrollments and the end of federal stimulus funds is forcing a huge spike in state spending on Medicaid, the state-federal program for the poor.
Health on the Hill: Jackie Judd speaks with Politico Pro's Matt DoBias about the super committee's public hearing Wednesday when it heard from Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf. Democrats on the panel are near a $2.5 trillion to $3 trillion proposal to cut the deficit that includes about $400 billion in cuts to Medicare.
Proposal to create mid-level dental care providers gains traction in Kansas as a university pledges to train the new professionals. But the idea faces stiff opposition from some dentists.
As they shoulder more health care expenses, workers in some plans can reduce their costs by participating in company wellness programs.
Florida Health Choices was created in 2008 to promote competition and transparency in the health insurance market and to bring prices down for small businesses. But it is still not operational.
Patents expired and Medicare beneficiaries turned to generics, saving Medicare billions of dollars.
Pollster Robert Blendon discusses the first comprehensive look at public opinion on costs since the state's health reform law was passed in 2006.
Letters to the Editor is a periodic KHN feature. This installment offers a selection of comments on KHN's recent "Building Ambitions" series that explores the world of funding for children's hospitals.
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