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The House health care vote and the Constitution The Wall Street Journal Share     Democratic congressional leaders have floated a plan to enact health care reform by a procedure dubbed "the Slaughter solution." It is named not for the political carnage that it might inflict on their members, but for Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., chair of the powerful House Rules Committee, who proposed it. Under her proposal, Democrats would pass a rule that deems the Senate's health care bill to have passed the House, without the House actually voting on the bill. More Georgia Supreme Court upholds ER liability provision Atlanta Business Chronicle Share
The Georgia Supreme Court upheld a provision in the state's tort reform law that sets a high threshold for suing health care providers in emergency rooms. In a 4-3 decision, the justices agreed with a lower-court ruling in Muscogee County that a Columbus woman failed to prove that an emergency room physician was "grossly negligent" when she showed up in 2007 complaining that she had felt a sudden "snapping in her head." More
Gov. Perdue: Colleges to see smaller cuts, hospitals deeper ones The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Share
Cuts to higher education would not be as severe as feared, but hospitals would face hundreds of millions in new fees and taxes under Gov. Sonny Perdue's revised budget plan. With the release of February state revenue numbers showing a 15th consecutive month of declining tax collections, Perdue's actions were all but unavoidable. More OP-ED: Control health costs without raising taxes The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Share
Health care costs are now approximately 17 percent of our gross domestic product and rising. The reasons include the aging of baby boomers; the increased needs for health care services as people get older; the increasing amount of "free care" provided to the uninsured or underinsured; the higher premiums paid to insurance companies; the cost of defensive medicine provided by physicians and the cost of providing health care that Medicare and Medicaid do not cover. More Survey reveals potential impact of health reform on physician supply The Medicus Firm Share
What if nearly half of all physicians in America suddenly stopped practicing medicine? Such a drastic decrease in the physician workforce could become a reality, depending upon how the healthcare reform legislation is implemented, and which version of health reform passes into law. More  Budget cuts hit hospitals Gainesville Times Share
Gov. Sonny Perdue's proposal to cut state funds by more than 10 percent for hospitals serving Medicaid patients could cost Northeast Georgia Health System more than $5 million, according to a source with the hospital. Furthermore, Deb Bailey, director of government affairs for the health system, said another proposal by Perdue requiring nonprofit hospitals to pay sales taxes for purchases would cost the hospital an additional $3.5 million. More Nursing covering more health care USA Today Share
Each year, Wendy Fletcher says, she and two partners see more than 5,000 patients at their practice in Morehead, Ky. They are not doctors, but rather registered nurse practitioners who say they are able to increase access to health care and make it more affordable. More Bacteria on your fingertips could identify you NPR Share
We all have bacteria growing on our skin -- lots of bacteria. Now, scientists have shown that the kind and number of bacteria growing on our fingertips can be used to distinguish one person from another. And these differences could be used as a forensic tool, since we leave behind some of these bacteria when we touch things, and those bacteria can be used for identity purposes. More
Prostate cancer screening guidelines updated American Medical News Share
The American Cancer Society has updated its screening guidelines for prostate cancer, emphasizing that doctors educate patients about the potential risks and benefits of screening. The updated guidelines, published online March 3 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, keep the society's core recommendations on what age to begin discussions. More Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Share
Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as surgery, doctors reported. The device is already on sale in Europe, and its maker, Abbott Laboratories, hopes to win approval to sell it in the U.S. next year. Elizabeth Taylor reportedly got one last fall -- the 77-year-old actress told fans about it on Twitter. More |
 
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