Billions Wasted on Billing
Doctors, hospitals and insurers waste billions of dollars on paperwork and payments.
View ArticleForeign Aid Is Not a Rathole
We're finding more efficient ways to make the world healthier, so don't give up on foreign aid.
View ArticleHealth Care for a Changing Work Force
With 42 million independent workers in the United States, the Freelancers Union's health plan may be a model for the future.
View ArticleSafety Nets for Freelancers
The Freelancers Union is working to provide protections for "contingent" workers that go beyond just health care.
View ArticleNews Flash: Progress Happens
A look at several of the social programs featured here in 2011 that made progress in their mission to help others.
View ArticleSex and the Secularists
The outrage of Republican presidential candidates over a "war on religion" shouldn't distract us from the real possibility of compromise on health care insurance and contraception.
View Article'Embarrass the Future'?
The decision on strip searches showed there are tensions within the Supreme Court that may play a role in its decision on health care.
View ArticleThe Two Big Questions on Health Care
The remaining mysteries of the Roberts vote and the Medicaid expansion.
View ArticleIn Rwanda, Health Care Coverage That Eludes the U.S.
After the 1994 massacre, Rwanda built a health care system that includes everyone. The United States should take note.
View ArticleDon't Get Sick in July
When new medical residents start learning to be doctors, there is an effect on the adequacy and quality of care delivery.
View ArticleThe Arkansas Innovation
An experiment in appointing a doctor or hospital as the "quarterback" to be responsible for an episode of patient care.
View ArticleThe Family Doctor, Minus the M.D.
America has a serious shortage of primary care physicians. But Family Health Clinic in Delphi, Ind., is a model of how nurses can help fill the gap.
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