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The immigrant community became self-sufficient by necessity, building its own hospital more than a century ago. Now, that hospital offers a health plan on Covered California that is exceeding its enrollment goals.
Even as tens of thousands of West Virginians enroll in Medicaid, experts caution that the culture also will have to change.
If Congress finally overhauls the way Medicare pays doctors, experts say patients would see new emphasis on coordinated care and preventive services.
The health law seeks to change how the poor get routine care, moving them into doctors' offices where more consistent supervision may improve their health.
Outreach efforts in remote places like Ethiopia could offer models for medically underserved areas in the U.S.
Former software engineer Kurt DelBene restores and races cars when he's not looking under the hood of big computer systems.
Just a decade ago, 90 percent of babies born with clubfoot had extensive surgeries to correct it. Those surgeries often led to a lifetime of chronic pain. That has been replaced by a cheaper, noninvasive casting technique, championed by parents.
Many states are taking advantage of a $3 billion health law program meant to help older Americans avoid nursing homes and instead get long-term care in their own homes -- something many of them prefer.
Capitol Hill committees appear close to replacing the controversial physician payment system that rewards doctors for volume with one that offers incentives for quality and coordination of care.
The chance to finish medical school early is attracting increased attention from students burdened with six-figure education loans. Medical school administrators and policymakers see it as a way to produce doctors faster and as a response to the looming shortage of primary care physicians.
While it may be a logical place to enroll the uninsured, consumer confusion -- and illness -- are hurdles for outreach workers.
Maryland hospitals have agreed to new spending limits and big changes in the way they are paid, creating what could be a national model.
A growing number are starting managed care plans to boost revenue and gain more control over patient care.
With the health law bringing newly insured consumers as of Jan. 1, experts wonder whether some will have trouble gaining access to timely treatment.
Those buying some bronze and silver plans could have to spend thousands before full coverage kicks in.
Rule changes and deadline shifts have complicated the efforts of health insurance companies to prepare for a wave of new customers and "post-enrollment snafus."
Rich Roodman, Valley Medical Center's chief executive, has won a new two-year employment contract that will pay him more than $1 million annually in salary and bonuses.
The new analysis is part of the government's effort to improve the quality of care.
Medicare has evaluated how often patients undergoing hip and knee surgery were readmitted or suffered a serious complication. These hospitals did much better or worse than average.
'This is their life. They're the boss,' says Dr. Tim Ihrig of the palliative care department at UnityPoint hospital in Fort Dodge, Iowa. 'It's an honor to be on this journey.'
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