Drowning in Backlog: Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion May Be a Victim of Its Own Success
With open enrollment over for private health insurance claims, states are struggling to process hundreds of thousands of Medicaid applications.
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Treat, Don’t Tweet: The Dangerous Rise of Social Media in the Operating Room
Surveys suggest most doctors and nurses understand the significant safety issues associated with the use of cell phones and laptops during surgery. But that’s not stopping them from pulling out the distracting devices.
A Better Way to Pick the Doctor That’s Right for You
For years, patients have had few ways to compare doctors beyond their reputations. With a huge Medicare data release, that may soon change.
Does It Matter That Teaching Hospitals Have Close Ties to Drug Companies?
Nearly every large drug maker based in the United States had at least one academic medical center official on its board, raising questions about their independence.
Judging Obamacare: How Do We Know If It’s a Success or a Failure?
Sign-ups were supposed to formally end yesterday, and attention is shifting from marketing to measuring whether the law is meetings its goals.
When Will a Deadly Pandemic Put an End to Worrying About Deadly Pandemics?
Fear-inducing headlines—kind of like this one—might not be such a bad thing.
Smoking Mad: Tobacco Users Caught Up in Insurer’s Obamacare Glitch
After signing up for coverage and disclosing they were smokers, about 100 New Hampshire consumers, including Terry Wetherby, find their new Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield policies canceled because they were charged incorrect “non-smoker” rates.
During Final Obamacare Push, Is There Anything Worth Celebrating?
A fellow at American Enterprise Institute faults steps by the Obama administration to delay parts of the Affordable Care Act, saying they amount to dismantling the program in ways that will make it harder to sustain.
A Stillborn Child, a Charge of Murder, and the Disputed Case Law on ‘Fetal Harm’
Rennie Gibbs, a 16-year-old in Mississippi when she gave birth to a stillborn child, is facing life in prison for taking cocaine during her pregnancy. Hers is among a burgeoning number of cases in which women are prosecuted for allegedly endangering their unborn children.
Obama’s Cool
The president's appearance on Between Two Ferns is just another part of a well-crafted and ever-present image.