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Government programs are projected to account for more than half of U.S. health-care spending by 2011, amid slower growth of private insurance and an influx into Medicaid.

Barring a political miracle, we're going to learn the cost of doing nothing on health care—nothing significant to restrain cost increases, nothing to expand coverage. This, too, will be ugly and unpopular.

Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said administration officials provided technical support to Congress, but did not control the negotiations on the health bill.

(New York,N.Y.)-Rampant abuse of the Medicaid system continues to drive up spending and taxes at the local and state levels and is costing New York taxpayers in the billions of dollars, said Senator Kenneth P. LaValle. In an effort to strengthen the

President Obama advanced this idea even as some think he's having a hard time holding Democrats together on a health bill.

In 2009, health spending as a share of GDP showed the biggest jump since 1960.

Concentrations below those considered elevated are still damaging, a study reports. The government is reducing lead levels in toys and the atmosphere, the CDC says.

Let's Work On Drug Costs And Premiums U.S. News & World Report Face it: Since most of the uninsured fall into the relatively healthy under-40 group, the current bills will force tens of millions of Americans to overpay for coverage, a juicy de

Spending on health care represented 17.3 percent of G.D.P. in 2009, a record 1.1 percent increase over 2008.

The founder of a city-funded AIDS program that recently closed amid reports of alleged fraud and neglect also operated eight facilities for the mentally ill that were racked for years by similar problems, city officials said.

Federal government could be paying more than half of tab next year In a stark reminder of growing costs, the government estimated today that health care consumed a record 17.3 percent of all spending in the U.S. economy last year - or about $2.5 tril

All but "Cornhusker Kickback" will likely stay.

Following the special election in Massachusetts, most Americans do not think passage of health care legislation is likely, a new poll found. Still, optimism seems to be on the rise.

Experts said a finding could raise ethical questions about consulting severely disabled patients on care.

An 80-year-old woman presented with congestive heart failure due to aortic insufficiency associated with a markedly dilated ascending aorta. On physical examination, she was noted to have a pulsatile mass ...

In this 12-month trial involving patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, oral fingolimod was more effective than intramuscular interferon beta-1a in reducing relapse rates. Adverse events associated with fingolimod included herpesvirus

A GoodTherapy.org News Headline Like many communities across the nation, Merced, situated in central California, has been hit hard by the financial downturn ravaging the global markets. Yet in this particular community, home foreclosures have been pa

In a classic case of vote your district, Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia expressed strong objections to President Barack Obamas fiscal year 2011 budget in todays Senate Finance Committee hearing. Rockefeller was very unhappy with

The fight centers over 2001 Medicare rules that physicians supervise the administering of anesthesia

The White House wants to force Republicans to make compromises or be portrayed as obstructionist.