Health Care Services

	New U.S. Plan to Improve Health Care for Minorities The U.S. government has introduced a new approach to fight barriers to good health care faced by many minorities.
	Dueling 'Best Hospital' Ratings U.S. News and World Report has released its list of the best hospitals in 52 U.S. cities as Thomson Reuters offers it's "100 Top Hospitals" list.
	Hospital Errors May Be More Common Than Thought Medication errors, infections, and other hospital-related errors may be 10 times more common than previously estimated, according to a study involving a new tracking tool.
	1 Billion People Are Living With Disabilities More than 1 billion people in the world are living with some form of disability, and governments everywhere need to beef up efforts to help them, according to a new report.
	Obama Defends Health Care Law, Offers Fixes President Barack Obama defended the health reform law against Republican attacks in his State of the Union address Tuesday, offering to tweak the law but refusing efforts to gut it.
	Health Insurance Premiums Up, Benefits Down The price of Americans’ premiums for health insurance benefits through an employer shot up more than 40% between 2003 and 2009, according to a new analysis released by The Commonwealth Fund.
	Survey: Americans Unhappy With Health Insurance An international survey shows that the U.S. leads the industrialized world in out-of-pocket medical expenses and lack of access to medical care due to costs.
	Doctors Answer Tough Ethical Questions In a Medscape poll, 10,000 doctors answered tough ethical questions. Examples: 41% would never assist in suicide; 60% would never hide info about a terminal diagnosis; 1% said they'd have sex with a patient.
	Health Reform and Insurance Costs: Premiums, Purchasing Plans, and More WebMD breaks down the costs of insurance. Learn about the premiums, cost of buying insurance plans, and more.
	Health Insurance Appeals and Complaints: Who to Talk to, How to Handle Problems WebMD helps you understand your rights with insurance and how to handle complaints or appeals if you feel you’ve been treated wrongly.
	Health Care Reform and Preventive Care Costs: What Is Free? WebMD talks about the costs covered for preventive care under health reform. What will insurance cover? Will visits be free? Find out here.
	Health Reform and Pre-Existing Conditions: Getting Insurance WebMD explains how health reform will affect those with pre-existing conditions and how they can get insurance.
	Health Care Reform and Children: College Students, Autism, Prenatal Care, and More WebMD explains how children and teens will be affected by health care reform.
	Health Care Reform: What's Covered Answers to WebMD readers' questions about what the health care reform law covers.
	Government Web Site Compares Health Plans A new government web site that allows people to compare health plan coverage and prices goes live today.