Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) has been boasting his state’s health insurance reform initiative has reduced the number of uninsured by half, with nearly 300,000 more people added to the state’s health insurance rolls. What he doesn’t mention is that four out of five of them are relying heavily on taxpayer subsidies for their health [...]

After recovering for a week from brain surgery, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was released from the hospital Monday.
Doctors for the 76 year-old Massachusetts Democrat are pleased with Kennedy’s progress since his June 2 operation, and he will continue to recuperate at his Hyannis Port home before starting radiation treatments and chemotherapy, according to a statement [...]

Indiana’s controversial photo identification rule may not have made a major dent in the state’s high turnout, but it did frustrate a small group of voters more accustomed to divine law.
About 12 elderly Roman Catholic nuns were turned away Tuesday from a polling place because they didn’t have state or federal identification bearing a photograph.
Sister [...]

Here’s what’s not in dispute: The United States spends 16 percent of its national income on health care, more than any other country in the world. In return, we get lower life expectancy than most other Western countries, uneven care, and enormous anxiety about how to pay for it.
Who’s to blame? Not the hospitals and [...]

The need for meaningful health care reform remains one of the hottest topics in the public as we approach our national election. Health Insurance An important new study, in the prestigious Annals of Internal Medicine, reveals a growing consensus among practicing physicians that our broken health care system would be best fixed by legislation [...]

For one thing, football games and tractor pulls don’t follow well-choreographed plans. Pro wrestling may be about as believable as a Hillary Clinton war story, but the WrestleManiacs didn’t care. “It’s not whether it’s fake or not,” Brian O’Meara said. “It’s whether you’re entertained.” By that [...]

AUSTIN, Texas (Billboard) - R.E.M. ditched the hits and
dusted off some old gems while previewing its new album during
a politically charged concert at the South By Southwest music
festival underway in the Texas capital.
The 22-song set at Stubb’s BBQ., webcast live on NPR.org
Tuesday, offered a generous 10-song sampling from the
hard-rocking “Accelerate,” due in stores [...]