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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Health care reform has become the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's presidency, which has made it a hot topic across this country. It is also a big issue [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] President Barack Obama has a prescription to fix what ails America's current healthcare system. He presented his essential ideas during ABC's Prescription for America TV special on June […]

Setting priorities in health care means allocating limited resources so that some programs are supported and others are not (Box 1). For more than a decade, patients, scholars and government [...]

If the U.S. puts a Democrat in the White House, the proposed healthcare reform will likely take the shape of "Universal Coverage." That's because most Democrats, like most Americans, have [...]

The number of uninsured Americans is growing, health care spending is out of control and, as premiums and deductibles climb, even people who have insurance are getting nervous. The upshot: [...]

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.accfor.2006.08.002 Byline: Patricia J. Arnold, Terrie C. Reeves Keywords: Globalization; Health care reform; World trade; Political process Abstract: As a result of economic globalization, health care reform is no longer strictly a matter of domestic health policy and politics. This paper argues that international trade agreements impose institutional constraints on governments' abilities to implement health care reform, and, if left unchallenged, could frustrate social reforms. The thesis is developed through three case studies that examine the implications of various trade agreements for health care reform in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The findings are discussed in the context of theoretical debates concerning the impact of globalization on the autonomy of nation states and the relevance of national politics. Author Affiliation: Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee, P.O. Box 742, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0742, USA

Nashville-based HCA Inc. has decried Baylor Health Care System's partnership with physicians of Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Hospital, alleging illegal deals, and has complained to US Department of Justice.

Physicians and hospitals across the United States are trying hard to find adequate coverage for medical liability, and many physicians have to make the tough decision whether to remain in [...]

This article examines the work of physical therapists and the American Physical Therapy Association to influence state and federal health care policy. Physical therapists in the political arena stress the importance of grassroots lobbying efforts for the profession.

Hospital survival depends much on the ability of the management to respond properly to and influence sociopolitical policy issues. An analysis of the life cycle of public policy issues was made, in an effort to educate hospital managers on when and how to influence the development of public policies. It also identifies sources of policy issues in the hospital industry which include government regulation, community groups and patients, business community, health insurance companies, and managed care organizations.

Healthcare providers across the US are launching gun-control and gun-injury-prevention programs. Grand Rapids, MI, surgeon James A. Surrell plans to start BANG (Ban All Nonsense Guns), a grassroots coalition that he hopes can convince lawmakers to ban handguns and assault weapons. Existing groups are eager to involve healthcare providers in gun-control efforts.

Ask Diane Lardie why the United States has for decades remained one of the two industrialized nations on earth without a national healthcare program,(1) and she'll tell you: "We've got […]

Supporters of efforts to ban physician self-referrals publicly claim that the debate centers on cost and quality. But those supporters may actually be greedy providers who do not own medical facilities. An analysis of self-referral-ban backers indicates that the debate actually concerns provider self-interest. The battles over selected states' laws to ban self-referrals are examined.

While long-term living facilities may face some challenges as a result of eventual healthcare reform legislation, two provisions in the House-approved bill could be beneficial by helping consumers obtain the [...]

Someone would do well to formulate a supplement to remedy "Health care Reform Syndrome," a seriously debilitating combination of nausea, headache and depression now afflicting millions of thinking people who [...]

APIVOTAL MOMENT IN THE HEALTH CARE DEBATE came when the president went before Congress and said this: 'Millions of our citizens do not now have a full measure of opportunity [...]

Hospital officials were relieved when the infection control guidelines issued in July by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta, did not require HIV testing for health care workers. But [...]

Citing the rapidly rising costs of health care as a problem that can't wait until 2008 for a solution, a group of l0 senators, including five Republicans and five Democrats, [...]

Dr. John Agwunobi held his first meeting as acting secretary of the Florida Department of Health on the cusp of a nightmare--the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Three weeks later, [...]

This is the first part of a Perspectives series on the growing controversy over differential hospital pricing and its effects on the uninsured. The second will be published in our [...]

Over the past decade, the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) have maintained different perspectives regarding the need for dental hygienists and their appropriate position [...]

The Visiting Nurse Associations of America thought it needed to take action. The group contents that the federal balanced-budget law approved by Congress last year contains Medicare payment cuts so [...]