States creating their own single-payer systems while feds fight out reform details

While the feds continue to figure out how to interpret the health care reform law they’ve already passed, some states are taking the matter into their own hands. Read more

Patient claims EMTs kidnapped him, refuses to pay bill

Can an uninsured patient with a head injury refuse medical treatment he or she simply can’t afford? Read more

Feds drop plan to ‘snoop’ on docs

The Obama administration has scrapped plans to unleash so-called mystery shoppers to check on practices’ appointment schedules. Read more

Health reform: We don’t like it, won’t repeal it and don’t understand it

One year after a much-debated health reform law finally was signed by the President, the country remains sharply divided over it. Read more

Boston hospital announces first ever full face transplant

Brigham and Women’s Hospital of Boston has announced another medical milestone: The nation’s first full-face transplant. Read more

More than 1 in 5 think health reform was repealed

Here’s more evidence the general public is confused about just where health reform stands. Read more

Report: Half of Americans under 65 have pre-existing conditions

Up to 129 million Americans under the age of 65 have medical conditions that would trigger higher prices — or outright rejection — if they had to seek individual health insurance. Read more

Insurance premiums increasing faster than income

The latest research confirms: Insurance premiums cost families more — and cover less. Just how bad has it gotten? Read more

Top 10 health care stories of ’10

Here are the top 10 most read and discussed stories on HealthExecNews.com for 2010. Read more

CDC report: Surprising info on who’s really uninsured

The commonly held view that most of the uninsured are living in poverty doesn’t jibe with the latest research from the Centers for Disease Control. Read more

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