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In the Star Tribune, Janet Moore seeks to counter aggressive spinal surgery with equally aggressive journalism. It’s a comprehensive take…
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For physicians and patients, treating lower back pain is an exercise in restraint and patience. According to federal guidelines, such…
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The Wall Street Journal‘s Avery Johnson explains the significance of the “medical-loss ratio,” a single metric within the reform bill…
KHN’s Phil Galewitz previews the July 1 launch of a federal website he says “will give consumers a list of…
The latest statistics brief out of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality address what researchers called the “growing burden…
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Photo by pulsman via Flickr. On the Los Angeles Times‘ Booster Shots blog, Jeannine Stein has located the Canadian International…
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In a new report (pdf), the Government Accountability Office looks into what caused hundreds of extraordinary increases in prescription drug…
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In a story done in collaboration with The Philadelphia Inquirer, Kaiser Health News’ Jordan Rau’s report on a leading physician’s…
The Dartmouth Atlas contains detailed information on regional variations in health care spending and use and therefore has the potential…
The Hastings Center, an independent bioethics think tank, has launched the ‘Health Care Cost Monitor,’ a blog aimed at covering…