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Nemours, one of the nation’s top pediatric health systems, has broken ground on a new children’s hospital in central Florida.
President Obama intends to create $634 billion reserve fund dedicated to healthcare, paid for in part by further tax increases on wealthy Americans.
In December 2008, six employees of Oregon State Hospital graduated from Portland Community College with nursing degrees, two more are currently in a nursing program at Clackamas Community College, and six employees will begin the program at Portland Community College in the spring.
The medical device maker Medtronic has announced it will voluntarily disclose payments to U.S. physicians.
Americans are becoming increasingly worried about the affordability and availability of healthcare, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation's first healthcare tracking poll of 2009.
President Barack Obama told Congress Tuesday night that healthcare reform must be addressed this year. In his first speech to a joint session of Congress, he called for a three-pronged approach to saving the economy that includes healthcare reform and investments in energy and education.
Health insurance is essential for people's health and well-being, and safety-net services are not enough to prevent avoidable illness, worse health outcomes, and premature death, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
Growth in national health expenditures is expected to significantly outpace economic growth in 2009 due to the recession, according to a report issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Americans spend more treating heart conditions and mental health disorders than any other medical conditions, according to a recent study published in the journal Health Affairs.
With the stimulus package passed, President Barack Obama plans to put healthcare and the promotion of healthcare IT among his top priorities, according to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.