March 2012 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Court Looks At Whether Mandate Can Separate From Rest Of Health Law

If the Supreme Court decides that Congress exceeded its Constitutional authority in enacting the part of the law that requires most Americans to either have health insurance starting in 2014 or pay a penalty, does that invalidate the rest of the law?...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 9:01 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: A Quick Guide To The Day 2 Arguments

Who offered the most intense questioning? The grimmest hypothetical example? The best food metaphor? Tuesday's session was filled with sharp rhetorical volleys and clever analogies. Here are the highlights. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 1:10 PM by Shots - Health Blog

High Court Justices Appear Split On Insurance Mandate

The U.S. Supreme Court's justices appeared split on whether the federal government can force people to buy health insurance. The court's conservatives appeared skeptical and unmoved by the government's arguments in favor of the mandate. Read...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 9:27 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Bypass Surgery Edges Stents For Heart Treatment

The biggest comparison yet of surgery and stents for stable heart disease gives the nod to bypass operations. Fewer patients who had surgery died four years afterward. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 7:41 AM by Shots - Health Blog

<span>Insurers Try Rebates To Lead Consumers To Cheaper Care</span>

Some insurers and employers are trying cash to reward employees who choose less expensive health care services. Under one program, nearly 40 services are covered, including mammograms and colonoscopies, knee replacements and cataract surgery. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 5:48 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Uninsured Will Still Need The Money To Meet The Mandate

While the Supreme Court considers the legality of requiring individuals to purchase healthcare, others are questioning the economics of the mandate. Some worry that, even with government subsidies, it may be difficult to find the funds to pay for health...

Published Mon, Mar 26 2012 9:01 PM by Shots - Health Blog

In Haiti, Bureaucratic Delays Stall Mass Cholera Vaccinations

Cholera has killed nearly 7,000 Haitians since October 2010 and sickened well over a half-million. A program to vaccinate 100,000 Haitians was supposed to have kicked off by now — before the spring rains once again help spread the disease. But the campaign...

Published Mon, Mar 26 2012 9:01 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Justices Tackle The Big Question: Can Congress Force You To Buy Insurance?

The health care overhaul law requires everybody to buy insurance. Critics see that as the ultimate threat to individual liberty. On day two of the health care hearings, the most conservative Supreme Court in decades takes up the question: Did Congress...

Published Mon, Mar 26 2012 9:01 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Reading Between The Lines Of Monday's Supreme Court Arguments

Even though Monday's arguments were at times dominated by in-the-weeds references to tax codes, the morning provided moments of illumination and humor, as well as fodder for how the justices view their role in the case and how lawyers for both sides...

Published Mon, Mar 26 2012 1:28 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Treat, Even Reverse, Diabetes

Two studies that compared outcomes for patients on diabetes drugs versus those who underwent bariatric surgery found the latter group was much more likely to see their blood sugar go down. Many of these post-operative patients were able to stop taking...

Published Mon, Mar 26 2012 1:25 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Cat And Dog Take Supreme Court Arguments In Stride

A cat on a leash stretched out on the steps outside the Supreme Court while a chihuahua mix with health insurance showed her support for the Obama administration's health care law. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 26 2012 12:57 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Supreme Court Justices Ask: Can We Rule On The Health Law?

The court heard the first arguments in a historic three-day session that could decide the fate of the Obama administration's signature domestic achievement. At issue Monday: If the individual insurance mandate is a tax, some say the challenges to...

Published Mon, Mar 26 2012 9:43 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Study Finds Female Condoms Are Cost-Effective For HIV Prevention

When researchers compared the cost of condoms for women with the cost of HIV infections it prevented, they found the relatively new condoms saved between $15 and $20 for every dollar spent on distributing them in Washington. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 26 2012 8:15 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Cheney Operation Underscores Heart Transplant Issues

The former vice president is recovering from a heart transplant he received over the weekend. Experts say it's unusual for a 71-year-old to get a transplant, but more and more older people are getting them as the procedures improve and the population...

Published Sun, Mar 25 2012 9:01 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Bird Flu Studies Getting Another Round Of Scrutiny By Panel

An expert committee that advises the government is once again going to review some controversial studies on bird flu to see if they can be published openly. Last year, those experts said no, because of concerns that the work could be misused and was too...

Published Sun, Mar 25 2012 9:01 PM by Shots - Health Blog

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Court Looks At Whether Mandate Can Separate From Rest Of Health Law

Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: A Quick Guide To The Day 2 Arguments

High Court Justices Appear Split On Insurance Mandate

Bypass Surgery Edges Stents For Heart Treatment

<span>Insurers Try Rebates To Lead Consumers To Cheaper Care</span>

Uninsured Will Still Need The Money To Meet The Mandate

In Haiti, Bureaucratic Delays Stall Mass Cholera Vaccinations

Justices Tackle The Big Question: Can Congress Force You To Buy Insurance?

Reading Between The Lines Of Monday's Supreme Court Arguments

Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Treat, Even Reverse, Diabetes

Cat And Dog Take Supreme Court Arguments In Stride

Supreme Court Justices Ask: Can We Rule On The Health Law?

Study Finds Female Condoms Are Cost-Effective For HIV Prevention

Cheney Operation Underscores Heart Transplant Issues

Bird Flu Studies Getting Another Round Of Scrutiny By Panel