Americans spend double what people in other industrialized countries do on health care, but have more trouble seeing doctors, are the victims of more errors and go without treatment more often, according to a report released on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
The number of Americans lacking health insurance rose by nearly 8.6 million to 47 million from 2000 to 2006, with children and workers from every income level losing coverage, a new report said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
Every healthcare practitioner needs to understand the state and local laws that control the refusal of medical care. Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing eJournal
U.S. regulators inspect few foreign makers of pharmaceutical ingredients and have no accurate count of how many companies supply the American market, a watchdog arm of Congress said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
The chief executive of WellPoint Inc, one of the biggest U.S. health insurers with 36 million customers, said on Thursday individuals should be required to carry insurance as part of any reform effort. Reuters Health Information
Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Giuliani acknowledged on Friday his cancer statistics were outdated but said his point remained the same -- beware of British health care. Reuters Health Information
Breaches in security that allowed a U.S. tuberculosis patient to defy health officials and fly to Europe and back in May can be at least partly fixed with faster communication and better training, according to a federal government report. Reuters Health Information
World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Margaret Chan called for quick global agreement on Monday to ensure people in poor countries can get the drugs they need at affordable prices. Reuters Health Information
