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Global and U.S. Health Care News

Countries and U.S. states who have national or state health care coverage

2011 October - States struggle to pay for Medicaid. End of cash from stimulus package causes financial problems in budgets

2011 October - A growing number of U.S. states are sharply limiting hospital stays under Medicaid to as few as 10 days a year to control rising costs of the health insurance program for the poor and disabled.

2011 July - Cataracts, hips, knees and tonsils: NHS (England) begins rationing operations:

2011 July - 100,000 terminally ill ‘do not get proper palliative care’ (England):

2011 July - Health Secretary Andrew Lansley (England): funding crisis threatens the NHS (National Health System):

2011 July - The ultimate NHS (National Health System) indignity: Body of hospital patient left to die in corridor is ignored for hours…before staff simply drag him away:

2011 May - NHS (England) budget squeeze to blame for long waiting times, say doctors:

2011 April - Behind the coming physician shortage…’over 55 day wait to see doctor in Massachusetts who has state health care: