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The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee (or, HELP) reported details of its proposed health care reform legislation this week. The details included specifics on the employer mandate included…

Want a way to understand and keep up with the health care reform process? The “Health Care Reform List” sticks with quick facts and headlines about the health care…

President Obama is taking as many steps as he can to promote his plan for health care reform. Just recently he turned to the nation’s governors for support. …

As Congress tries to hash out health care reform (and wrangle over a public insurance option), many have wondered about the place of long-term care. Most have said including it in reform is too expensive. However, new legislation may help mitigate some of the costs — and provide a savings vehicle for those who expect [...]

As members of Congress and the nation continue the debate surrounding health care reform, issues of affordability, quality, and costs are at the forefront of the agenda. Both sides bring out their talking points. On the left, it’s equal access. On the right, it’s the argument that the government is inefficient. But even if you [...]

By MERRILL GOOZNER Last week’s White House meeting on health care reform re-floated the idea of taxing employer-provided health benefits to help pay for insuring the uninsured. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), chairman of the powerhouse Senate Finance Committee, told reporters…

Here are some of the more interesting comments readers have left recently.
1. David Block on the ACP’s guest column, A practice model for increasing the appeal of General Internal Medicine:
Weinberger talks about the efficiency of Care. Our commentators talk about the efficiency of Consumption. Weinberger assumes the one-on-one of two individuals, known to each other, [...]

By ROBERT LASZEWSKI Kaiser Health News (KHN) debuted today and is a critically important addition to America’s debate over health care reform. As the media has downsized in recent years, we have lost many reporters who were health care specialists….

The following is the first in a series of original guest columns by the American College of Physicians.
by Steven Weinberger, MD, FACP
Much is written and discussed these days about the importance of care coordination by a primary care physician, not only to facilitate patient-centered quality of care, but also to curb the unsustainable growth [...]

by WILLIAM BESTERMANN, MD The puzzle of improving care and reducing costs in American medicine and in vascular conditions (that is, diseases associated with blood vessel metabolism) in particular – these are responsible for 60 percent of all cost -…