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Higher charges for medical services but lower drug prices is the goal for China's health care reform, the country's top planning body said on Monday.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Pamela Hyde as Administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration within HHS.

The role of public hospitals in America has been remarkably consistent over the decades, in spite of health care policy debates, insurance trends and shifting medical advice.

Several newspapers recently published opinion pieces regarding Rep. Bart Stupak's amendment to the House health care reform bill .

According to breaking reports, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid claims that he has the 60 votes to move ahead on historic and terrible health care legislation that will destroy private health care in America.

Washington -- The Michigan Catholic Conference sent an action alert Friday urging supporters to contact their U.S. senators about a 'completely unacceptable' provision on abortion funding in the Senate health care bill, an indication of the intense interest in the high-stakes debate.

The uproar over new breast cancer screening guidelines in the United States underscores the delicate balance scientists and health policy experts face in trying to convince a wary American public that less healthcare, in some cases, may be good for them.

Effective smoking cessation efforts are under way for military members and veterans, but continued funding and better access is needed, panelists told lawmakers from the Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues during a Wednesday briefing on tobacco use.

Shortly after my friend, Rachel Levy suggested I do an H1N1 Politiku, she began to blog about it herself.

The Republican National Committee told its members Wednesday night that it is reviewing its health insurance policy -- a move announced after POLITICO reported that RNC employees have abortion coverage through their current plan.

If Americans continue to pack on pounds, obesity will cost the USA about $344 billion in medical-related expenses by 2018, eating up about 21% of health-care spending, says the first analysis to estimate the future medical costs of excess weight.

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Also Included In: Cardiovascular / Cardiology ; Aid / Disasters ; Public Health Article Date: 16 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST Robert Wood Johnson Foundation : The Secrets of Massachusetts' Success - "By the summer of 2008, less than two years after Massachusetts' health reform law became effective, only 2.6 percent ...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an assortment of national business groups opposed to President Barack Obama's health care reform efforts are collecting money to finance an economic study that could be used to portray the legislation as a job-killer and a threat to the nation's economy, according to an e-mail solicitation from a top chamber ...

If you want a Republican critic of President Barack Obama's health reform plans, Minnesota Gov.

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Also Included In: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Article Date: 09 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST NPR examines the historical role that Rep.

Seniors enrolled in private, standalone Medicare prescription drugs plans could encounter significant changes this open enrollment period, which begins Sunday.

When it comes to finding quality, affordable health insurance, few have it worse than small-business owners and their workers shopping for coverage on the open market.

The RCN warns that the economic downturn could be the greatest threat to nursing and patient care in living memory, as it publishes a report of a roundtable discussion attended by health policy experts.

Republicans' answer to Pelosi's mammoth bill ignores sensible reforms. If House Speaker Nancy Pelosi manages to put together a House vote by Saturday on the latest version of the Democrats' plan to increase government control over health insurance, the plan offered by Republicans Thursday will have little relevance.

Washington's HIV/AIDS infection rate is triple the national average and as high as in some West African nations.