G.O.P. Blueprint Would Remake Health Policy

A plan to rein in Medicaid and Medicare costs represents a fundamental rethinking of how the two programs work.

Memo From Mexico City: Mexico Puts Its Children on a Diet

A new set of rules regulating what schoolchildren can and cannot eat is considered a first step in battling obesity in one of the fattest countries in the world.

A Bush Rule on Providers of Abortions Is Revised

The Obama administration says the 2008 rule upset the balance between the rights of patients and health care providers.

Obama Proposes Health Agency Cut but Spares Medicare Fees

A proposed 2 percent cut as the Department of Health and Human Services faces growth in Medicare and Medicaid and myriad health care law duties.

In Montana, A Bid to End Medical Use Of Marijuana

The 63-to-37 vote by the Montana House pushed the state to the front lines of a national debate about social policy, economics and health as medical marijuana use has surged.

Restaurant Nutrition Draws Focus of First Lady

As part of her effort to influence diet, Michelle Obama hopes to prod restaurants toward healthier offerings.

Officials Consider Requiring Insurers to Offer Free Contraceptives

The Obama administration is examining whether the new health care law can be used to require insurance plans to offer contraceptives and other family planning services to women free of charge.

For Governors, Medicaid Looks Ripe to Slash

The relentless growth of Medicaid’s enrollment and the exhaustion of alternatives have made the program an outsize target.

On Education: Positives With Roots In Tragedy On Campus

Some of the best mental health programs for college students were spurred by terrible tragedies, but will Pima Community College in Tucson — alma mater of the man charged in the Tucson shooting — do as other schools have?

Makeshift Memorials Pop Up in Tucson

A memorial outside the hospital where Representative Gabrielle Giffords is recovering has become the focal point for grief.

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