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Federal officials note that minorities and low-income Americans continue to have less access to health care even as the country makes improvements in life expectancy and lowering death rates related to several conditions.
Critics say there is little evidence of benefit -- and considerable risk -- from common screening tests for colon, breast and prostate cancer, particularly in people older than 70, especially those with other serious health problems.
To help give a sense of the enormity of the pressure faced by panel members, KHN has examined just one of many areas the committee must consider. Here is a sampling of the advice and requests from health care interests.
But John Castellani, who came to the drugmakers' lobbying group after the health care debate, also warns officials against further cuts to the industry.
Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says the "super committee" has a chance at tamping down the nation's debt and slowing Medicare spending growth because the American public understands the stakes - the American Dream.
Alan D. Aviles, the longest serving president of the nation's largest municipal health system, discusses his efforts to stabilize HHC's finances in the face of dramatic budgetary challenges -- including the health law's reduction in special funding for safety net hospitals and state efforts to reduce Medicaid costs.
Across the U.S., maternal and infant death rates are far higher for African-Americans than whites.
Consumers, who often don't have a choice of ambulance services, can be left holding the bill when insurers refuse to pay entire cost.
Large health insurers are trying to curb rising costs by gaining control over those who provide care: doctors.
These physicians, who treat patients outside the emergency room, are seeking to reverse the "weekend effect," or higher rates of death and complications.
Arguing that the proposal will save tax dollars and improve patient care, Republican lawmakers Friday approved a massive overhaul of Florida's Medicaid system.
Seventeen governors sent a letter to congressional leaders in opposition to a plan by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to convert Medicaid into a block grant program. But their criticisms fall flat.
Why do seniors receive Medicare benefits totaling more than twice what they pay in to the system?
Poll finds high support for Medicare and Medicaid, complicating political strategies for election of 2012.
In 2011 many new provisions of the health law kick in, providing benefits for many and potential new costs for some others.
New documents reveal that the drug industry's chief lobbyists, PhRMA, raised and spent at least $101.2 million in 2009 during the contentious health care debate.
More employers are moving toward coverage in which consumers' out-of-pocket medical costs are based on the value of a medical service to their health, rather than its price.
After five years, 10 Medicare pilot projects showed mixed results. Leading group physician practices were measured on quality, patient satisfaction, and cost savings. They all scored well on quality, but only half made the cut on savings.
A new survey explores how people shop for health insurance coverage.
An untold number of dialysis patients are injured or die as a result of needle dislodgements, but Medicare rules don't require clinics to report such adverse incidents to outside authorities.
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