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Physician Job Search Strategy Shifts As Internet Booms, Economy Busts
Physician recruiters say they're more likely to go online to find job candidates than to use search firms. [Read article]
How Electronic Medical Records Affect Staffing
Staffing needs will change after medical practices adopt electronic record systems. Some practices may be able to cut staff. But others may hire, and some may shuffle responsibilities. [Read article]
Misrepresenting Rural Americans in the Politics of Health Care Reform
There are millions of people in rural communities across the United States that are not able to pay health care expenses. A recent report, "Sweet the Bitter Drought: Why Rural America Needs Health Care Reform" documents that while our broken health care system is affecting all Americans, rural Americans are disproportionately impacted. [Read article]
Why Rural America Needs Health Care Reform
People at state and county fairs in the heartland of America told us why real health care reform matters to them. These are their stories. Millions of Americans need quality, affordable health care. [Watch]
Variation in Insurance Coverage Across Congressional Districts
New data on health insurance coverage show extensive variation in rates of private and public coverage and uninsurance across congressional districts in the United States. [Read article]
Health Care Top Issue At Baldwin Listening Post
The comments from the listening session, many of them strongly against proposals such as a public option and an insurance exchange - are a product of the reality that "now we have a plan for people to pick apart." [Read article]
What's Missing From Health Care Reform
Consumer choice is just one element that's fallen by the wayside as Congress has moved forward. [Read article]
Vote on Key Health Bill Delayed for Cost Report
Senators learned Monday that a committee vote on health-care reform will be pushed back to later this week, and perhaps into next week, as they await an estimate on how much the overhaul would cost. The panel's vote is expected to be close, and passage could hinge on a handful of senators who have indicated that the CBO's report may sway them. [Read article]
