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The Sorry States of Health Care

A state-by-state study shows who has the best and worst grades on 32 health indicators, and even the best are none too good

• Slide Show: How Healthy Is Your State?


• Interactive Table: U.S. State Health Systems Performance

The Doc's In, but It'll Be a While

Despite spending lots more per capita on health care, the U.S. is often as bad or worse than other industrial-
ized nations in wait times

Colonoscopy Coverage: 27 States Flunk

A study finds that only 15 states require health insurers to cover the lifesaving procedure, plus future colon-cancer screening technologies

New Lung-Cancer Study Sparks Controversy

The latest report directly contradicts an October study that concluded early detec-
tion by CT scans could prevent 80% of deaths

Dying Patients Fight the FDA

A lawsuit could make access to experimental medicines a constitutional right, and alter how drugs for life-threatening diseases are developed

Sympathy Pounds

An important new medical study finds that friends who put on excessive weight are a major factor in a person's risk for obesity

Pressure for Provenge Approval

A prostate cancer patient group files suit, demanding an FDA green light of Dendreon's vaccine. Investors are on board, too

The Politics of Health-Care Reform

With health-care costs rising and 47 million uninsured in the U.S., Presidential candidates talk about reforming the system. Few have detailed proposals
Slide Show: The Candidates on Health-Care Reform

Slide Show: Only One Direction for Health Insurance Premiums—Up

The Kaiser Family Foundation's annual survey finds that health-care costs continue to easily outpace the rate of inflation and pay raises

CDHPs: No Rx for Health Care

One benefits consultant says consumer-directed health plans look good on paper, but the financial burden on plan members is too high

The Transparency Revolution

The president of Beth Israel says hospitals should start disclosing infection rates and other clinical info to show the public they're serious about improving quality