Medicare Battle Looms as Costs Keep Climbing - WSJ.com

Medicare Battle Looms as Costs Keep Climbing - WSJ.com: "Democratic lawmakers in Congress are girding for a major battle over Medicare next year that could result in substantial changes, including cuts in payments to private insurers that offer Medicare coverage and a new right for the federal government to negotiate drug prices."

How They Would Change Health Care: Obama - washingtonpost.com

How They Would Change Health Care: Obama - washingtonpost.com: "Obama's Approach Emulates Massachusetts's Except for Mandate on Covering All Adults"

How They Would Change Health Care: McCain - washingtonpost.com

How They Would Change Health Care: McCain - washingtonpost.com: "McCain's Proposal for High-Risk Coverage Is Similar to a Program in Minnesota"

Obama outspends in health care ads - Chris Frates - Politico.com

Obama outspends in health care ads - Chris Frates - Politico.com: "Democrat Barack Obama has spent $113 million in health care television advertising so far this year, eight times that of Republican rival John McCain — an investment that polls show are paying big dividends as the election enters its closing weeks."

OPINION - How to Take American Health Care From Worst to First - NYTimes.com

OPINION - How to Take American Health Care From Worst to First - NYTimes.com: "Working closely with doctors, the federal government and the private sector should create a new institute for evidence-based medicine. This institute would conduct new studies and systematically review the existing medical literature to help inform our nation’s over-stretched medical providers. The government should also increase Medicare reimbursements and some liability protections for doctors who follow the recommended clinical best practices."

Medical School Entrants Increase 2% to Record 18,036 in U.S. - Bloomberg.com: News

Medical School Entrants Increase 2% to Record 18,036 in U.S. - Bloomberg.com: News: "Enrollment of entry-level students at U.S. medical schools climbed 1.6 percent to 18,036, the biggest class in history, with the number of Latinos increasing 10 percent."

On Health Plans, the Numbers Fly - NYTimes.com

On Health Plans, the Numbers Fly - NYTimes.com: "As Senators Barack Obama and John McCain battle over how best to control spending and cover the uninsured, they are both filling their speeches, advertisements and debating points with authoritative-sounding statistics about the money they would save and the millions of Americans they would cover."