Health Inc. UK's Health Service Restricts Kidney Cancer Drugs August 26, 2009 • Britain rejects an appeal seeking coverage for some expensive new drugs to treat kidney cancer.
Health Inc. Employer Health Insurance Costs Keep Rising August 25, 2009 • Employers' annual costs to provide health insurance for worker are expected to rise more than 10 percent, a survey of insurers suggests.
Health Inc. Could Health Overhaul Be Insurers' Windfall? August 20, 2009 • WellPoint CEO Angela Braly talks about the prospects for insurers under a health overhaul. Could Health Overhaul Be Insurers' Windfall? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/112070985/112078217" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Health Inc. COBRA Jumps After Subsidies Kick In August 18, 2009 • Enrollment in COBRA doubled after the stimulus package added government subsides that defraying 65% of the cost.
Health Inc. Health Co-Ops Explained August 17, 2009 • HealthPartners of Minnesota is a poster child for health co-ops, an alternative to a government-sponsored health plan and for-profit insurance companies. Health Co-Ops Explained Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111950844/111959822" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Health Inc. Los Angelenos Flock To Free Health Clinic August 13, 2009 • The overflow crowds seeking care at a temporary clinic put a human face on the vast numbers of uninsured — and underinsured — people in America.
Health Inc. Insurers Hit Back At Doctor Charges August 12, 2009 • Health insurers release a survey that shows some doctors outside the companies' approved networks submit extraordinarily high bills.
Health Inc. Health Insurance Insider Turns On Industry August 11, 2009 • Ex-Cigna exec Wendell Potter claims insurers are working behind the scenes to scuttle a health-system overhaul.
Health Inc. Medical Errors Run Rampant Despite Calls For Change August 10, 2009 • HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius acknowledges there's been no "significant improvement in the level of medical errors."
Health Inc. Drugmakers To Put Advertising Oomph Behind Overhaul August 10, 2009 • Drug industry support for marketing President Obama's plan may seem surprising until you consider all the new customers an expansion of insurance coverage might bring to pharmacies.
Health Inc. Signs For When Words Fail August 7, 2009 • Design students are taking a stab at clearer hospital signs that don't require words. Does it work? You be the judge.
Health Inc. White House Says A Deal's A Deal With Drug Industry August 6, 2009 • Worried about changes to health overhaul plans, the drug industry got assurances it would not have to give up more than $80 billion over 10 years.
Health Inc. Pharmaceutical Ghostwriters Revealed August 5, 2009 • Documents recently unsealed in litigation over Wyeth's menopause drug Prempro show how company-paid ghostwriters shape the medical literature.
Health Inc. Morning Rounds: No Rest For Lobbyists, Mass. Rethinks Doctor Pay & FDA Warning August 5, 2009 • Usually sleepy August has emerged as the critical time for lobbyists to make their mark on plans to overhaul health.
Health Inc. Antidepressant-Use Zooms As Talk Therapy Slips August 4, 2009 • Antidepressants have surpassed blood pressure pills as the most prescribed drugs in the land.