WORH Federal News

Doctors to Treat Patients Online

mlradtke — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:17:49 +0000

Patients will be able to talk from their home, workplace or anywhere else with a computer connection. Advocates see online care as a way to address a shortage of physicians who provide basic medical care and the long waits for appointments, reduce unnecessary trips to hospital emergency rooms and help patients with chronic illnesses and multiple medications better manage their conditions. [Read article]

Push to Cure Rare Diseases

mlradtke — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:49:49 +0000

FDA officials help administer the Orphan Drug Act, which provides incentives to create therapies for so-called orphan diseases—those that affect fewer than 200,000 Americans. [Read article]

Five Questions About President Obama's Proposed Changes To The Medicare Payroll Tax

mlradtke — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:44:57 +0000

Obama is proposing that high-income Americans pay Medicare taxes on the money they make on their investments. Historically, only earned income has been subject to that tax. He also wants to increase the Medicare tax rate on wealthy Americans' wages. [Read article]

Health Care’s Obstacle: No Will to Cut

mlradtke — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:34:02 +0000

For anyone who cares about medical costs - which is to say anyone who cares about the take-home pay of American families or about the budget deficit - Obama’s health reform plan is a terribly mixed bag. [Read article]

Cost Of Medical School Rises In Recession

mlradtke — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:30:13 +0000

A New Jersey family is struggling to pay for their daughter's medical school education. They know that the average doctor graduates with about $150,000 of student loans, and wonder how they're ever going to pay it. [Read article or Listen]

Rally Backs Health Plan

mlradtke — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:19:21 +0000

In a reverse twist on the old protesters' tactic of getting arrested to make a point, union leaders and other backers of Obama's healthcare plan issued "citizen's arrest" warrants for health insurance executives - accusing them of exploiting consumers. [Read article]

AP-GfK Poll: Public Wants Elusive Accord on Health

mlradtke — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:16:35 +0000

Americans and their lawmakers are dramatically out of sync on health care, with large majorities of people looking for bipartisan cooperation that's nowhere in sight. [Read article]

Abortion Vexes Leaders Seeking Reform Deal

mlradtke — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:12:56 +0000

With the politics of abortion continuing to threaten passage of their health care reform overhaul, House Democratic leaders are wrestling with what appear to be three routes for moving forward — and none is particularly easy. [Read article]