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Taming the health-care monster? Washington Post Are we finally controlling health spending? Few issues loom larger in the economic outlook. For years, spiraling health costs — mainly for Medicare and Medicaid, which serve the elderly and the poor — have consumed a growing share of the federal budget. See all stories on this topic »

Health insurance to rise 20% or more in California NBCNews.com Several states including California, Florida and Ohio are facing double-digit health insurance rate increases. On Tuesday, the California insurance commissioner deemed one proposed group insurance increase unreasonable and accused companies of ... See all stories on this topic » NBCNews.com

The Democratization of Health Care: The Vote Was for Quality Care Huffington Post The Department of Health and Human Services is in the process of finalizing the federal standards that will guide states in defining the minimum essential health benefits that all healthcare insurance plans participating in the state-based health ... See all stories on this topic »

Feds approve LePage cuts to health care for low-income Mainers Press Herald The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a split decision on the LePage administration's plan to eliminate health insurance for about 37,000 Medicaid recipients and save more than $20 million in state spending. In letters sent Monday to ... See all stories on this topic » Press Herald

Smart Health-Care Strategy Hidden in 'Cliff' Deal Bloomberg What would be ideal for people who analyze health-care practices would be to have some way of combining registry and insurance-claim data. As the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Institution emphasized in a 2010 white paper, ... See all stories on this topic »

Council votes to protect lifetime health insurance for members — again The Tennessean For the second time in two months, the Metro Council on Tuesday protected lifetime health insurance benefits for two-term council members after they leave office, a controversial perk that nonetheless continues to survive. Against the will of the bill ... See all stories on this topic »

Young And Doubly Insured: A Modern Health Dilemma NPR (blog) There may be worse problems to have, but overlapping health coverage can be a problem for young people nonetheless. Many young adults have more health insurance options now that they can stay on their parents' plans until they turn 26 under the ... See all stories on this topic » NPR (blog)

Support health care for all in Colorado The Coloradoan What would this do for all our citizens if we passed such a bill here in Colorado during the next few years? Everyone would have health insurance, no matter their means to pay for it. This insurance would be a public, nonprofit plan, not a private, for ... See all stories on this topic »

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