Stories Tagged as
Health care
50 years of Medicare, by the numbers
by
Tony Wagner
Jul 30, 2015
The sweeping health care laws cover a third of Americans.
Healthcare expenditures are picking up again
Jul 29, 2015
Some analysts see a 'fundamental shift' in the system.
Fast-tracking doctors to lessen student loans
Jul 20, 2015
A new trend aims to get students through medical school in 3 years instead 4.
New Obamacare fight takes aim at 'Cadillac' tax
Jul 15, 2015
Consumers with pricey health plans will have to pay a new tax starting in 2018.
23andMe believes genetics are the future of health
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 6, 2015
CEO Anne Wojcicki wants to improve drug therapies by using DNA data.
How some health insurers ended up as nonprofits
Jul 6, 2015
Back in the 1920s, firms began to be organized around a social welfare mission.
Aetna announces deal to buy Humana
by
Scott Tong
Jul 3, 2015
The purchase price is $37 billion, creating the largest merger between two health care companies.
For public good, not for profit.
Bridging a political divide, hoping to make a profit
Jun 24, 2015
The health care world waits for a decision from the Supreme Court.
Personalizing medicine with tailored social services
Jun 24, 2015
Interventions that head off medical costs can be deceptively simple.
The challenge in pairing the sick with social services
Jun 23, 2015
In this corner of healthcare, it’s not one size fits all. It’s one size fits one.