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Health Care for All? Not in America Everybody says universal coverage is a good idea, but few can agree on how to get it. And the uninsured are hardly a politically active bloc Why Health Care Has No Wal-Mart Instead of the powerful market forces that drive retail costs down, insurance, inefficiency, and soaring demand create ever-higher prices A Primer on Drug "Reimporting" How's it done? Is it legal? Safe? Why do drug companies object? Here are the answers to many questions swirling around the practice Reimporting Drugs: No Cheap Fix Allowing drugs to be brought back to the U.S. from Canada might seem like an easy solution to soaring costs, but it won't work in the long run A Heady Time for HMOs They're doing surprisingly well, thanks to innovation, cost-cutting, and flexible plans. But investors better brace for political fireworks Weaker Vital Signs at Hospitals As the ranks of the uninsured rise, the number of patients in default on their bills is off the charts How Doctors Manage Managed Care A physician talks about the few things his practice can do: Increase patient volume, take pay cuts, and lean on insurers | |
 NEWS ANALYSIS Why Health Savings Accounts May Flop To succeed, employers must contribute to the funds (3/15/04) PERSONAL BUSINESS The Hidden Bite of Retiree Health At many companies, the costs may be a bigger drain than those for pension plans (1/19/04) COMMENTARY This Medicare Bill Is No Remedy It avoids the question of who pays and does little to keep costs from soaring (12/1/03) NEWS ANALYSIS Health Care Is Making Labor Sick The fight between California grocers and unions may be local, but the issue of shifting more coverage costs onto workers is national (11/13/03) NEWS ANALYSIS Why Health Care Costs Keep Soaring As this primer shows, it's a not-so-simple combination of an aging population, high-tech medicine, profit-hungry companies... (10/20/03) | |
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