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Doctors across the country are reducing their charges and offering payment plans to patients who have lost health insurance or income. This helps people stay well, but it also helps doctors maintain their practices at a time when many financially struggling Americans are deferring care. Patients who don't pay their bills still run the risk of hearing from bill collectors.
A battle over whether to build a new hospital in northeastern New Jersey illustrates the formidable obstacles confronting President Obama and Congress as they try to mine savings from the $2.5 trillion health care system.
As congressional Democrats prepare to deliver on President Barack Obama's goal of "expanding coverage to all Americans" an important question remains unanswered: is universal coverage worth the money? Not only is there "no evidence" to show that universal coverage is the most cost-effective use of our $2 trillion, the benefits may not exceed the costs at all.
Language barriers complicate immigrants' medical problems.
Emergency room doctors noticed the difference. Many of their "super user" patients weren't coming around much anymore.
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