Obama’s Health Care Bill Is Enough to Make You Sick

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 12, 2010 A close reading of the new health care legislation, which will conveniently take effect in 2014 after the next presidential election, is deeply depressing. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

In Need of a Watchdog on Health Spending

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Dec 17, 2009 There was a nice, albeit fleeting, moment in the spring when hospitals, doctors, drug companies and insurers came together at the White House, pledging to do their part to get health care costs under control. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obesity Costs Fatten Health Care Spending

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2009 New research indicates that nearly 10 percent of all U.S. medical spending goes toward treating obesity and diseases more common in the overweight, such as diabetes and heart disease. Many health economists believe it is one of the leading causes of rising health care spending. About one-third of adult Americans are obese. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )