In a nationwide Zogby International-University of Texas Health Science Center poll, 57 percent said Congress should start over with health reform legislation and 56.4 percent think reforms should be introduced step-by-step, according to a report by The Hill.
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Approximately 12 million doses of the Sanofi Pasteur monovalent 2009 (H1N1) influenza vaccine in pre-filled syringes will have a shorter expiration period than indicated on the label, according to a health alert by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Federal stimulus funding helped bolster hospitals flooded nationwide with uninsured Americans who lost their jobs in the recession, according to a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change.
A clinic-based system to provide healthcare in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina could serve as a national model for providing low-cost primary care to low-income groups, according to a report by the Commonwealth Fund.
Hospitals in Arizona are warning that a $7.6 million cut to the state's Medicaid program will reduce access to care for program enrollees, according to a report by the Arizona Republic.
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1. Recession. Though conditions have improved in some areas, hospitals are still feeling the lasting effects of the recession.
Thirty-five states preserved or expanded health coverage for children and parents through Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs this year, according to a release from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Palm Beach County (Fla.) officials recently met to discuss ways to improve healthcare for the county's poor and is considering a public takeover of St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., according to a report by the Palm…
The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-9, with one republican vote from Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), to approve the committee's healthcare reform bill, according to a report by AHANews.
The cost and quality of healthcare, as well as access to care and health outcomes, continue to vary widely among states, according to the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System's 2009 State Scorecard report.