Diana Manos
State officials are urging the federal government to help them with a $140 billion budget shortfall expected before 2010. Due to the declining economy, states face an increased call for Medic...
There are 8.6 million uninsured children in the United States, and that number is likely to grow during the nation's economic downturn, according to a new report by Families USA.Prodded by th...
A new report from the Association of American Medical Colleges says the United States is likely to face a shortfall of 124,000 physicians by 2025.According to Michael Dill and Edward Salsberg...
MINUTES AFTER the election, Congress was already astir with the possibilities of healthcare reform. As well they should be. The voters made it perfectly clear that healthcare is an issue they don't wa...
WASHINGTON – Healthcare leaders are optimistic that President-elect Barack Obama will follow through on his pledge to expand access to care and commit $50 billion over five years to advance heal...
Many healthcare leaders have a positive eye toward President-elect Barack Obama's nomination of former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) to be the next Department of Health and Human Services Secretary....
A poll released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) shows three-quarters of Americans and industry leaders want healthcare...
Joining the recent flurry of healthcare-related activity on Capitol Hill, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Republican Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced Thursday they...
With 69 days until President-elect Barack Obama takes office, Congressional leaders are gearing up to make sure healthcare reform doesn't slip through the cracks this time.Sen. Max Baucus (D-...
Key Congressional leaders say they are "ready to roll" on passing healthcare reform legislation early next year.At a Thursday briefing hosted by Families USA, Michael Myers, on staf...