The Republicans always accuse the Democrats of being unwilling to compromise on healthcare but how can you compromise with folks who want to kill it altogether? The Republicans don’t want ANY reform whatsoever and will do anything possible to keep insurance companies in control while our costs skyrocket. How the heck do you compromise with [...]

I need a bit of update on the healthcare and I’ve read about the election of Scott Brown but I am not sure how it directly affects the healthcare reform (didn’t 2 separate bills pass through the house and senate already?) I am looking for serious answers, not political trolls. Thank you in advance.

6 months ago, Obama and the Democrats told us we had to pass Healthcare reform in a hurry, or disaster would result. Now that it’s difficult, HealthCare reform is on the back burner. Could it be that the “emergency” was that they wanted to pass an unpopular bill before we entered an election year?

Why couldn’t a Democrat president with a majority in the Congress get some REAL healthcare reform like they originally wanted passed into law? Why are the Democrats celebrating the passage of this weak, watered-down version of healthcare reform when it is clearly NOT what they wanted?

It seems like most of the information on the healthcare reform is so skewed one way or another. I was assigned to write a report 10-12 p. on who wins and loses. In particular this should focus on the different healthcare industries since it is for an investments class. An ideas where to start my [...]

I am curious as to how the proposed healthcare reform is similar to the successful healthcare system in Canada and also how is it different?

Interview with Former National Healthcare IT Coordinator David Brailer

, met some of the doctors who are achieving incredible results for their patients. There’s important work being done there as well as at the University Hospitals and MetroHealth. (applause) And Cleveland Clinic has one of the best health information technology systems in the country. And that means they can track patients and their progress. [...]

Mr. WALZ. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today and know that this Congress has started tackling the issue of health care reform in a real, meaningful way. Already this Congress has passed legislation that will provide health insurance to millions of uninsured children, bring health care into the 21st century with new health [...]

Jon Rasmussen, chief of clinical pharmacy cardiovascular services at Kaiser Permanente Colorado, discusses his organizations collaborative cardiac care services model—a real world example of how health information technology can improve the coordination across the continuum of care, increasing the value and quality of health care. www.newamerica.net/health