Governors slam proposed Medicaid expansion

The Senate Finance health system reform bill would require many states to help cover the cost.

Average family health plan premiums top $13,000

The cost of single coverage held steady, but deductibles and other cost sharing continued to climb in 2009.

Doctors often register unconscious bias against blacks, study finds

Psychological testing shows white physicians have friendlier attitudes toward anonymous white people than toward black people. But is this linked to unequal treatment?

New specialty approved for treating child abuse

Meanwhile, a specialty in obesity care is being developed by 12 medical associations.

What editorial writers are saying about the Senate Finance Committee’s health reform bill

The $856 billion, 10-year package would attempt to cover most Americans through individual mandates, insurance reforms and new government assistance.