By next year, about two-thirds of American physicians will be working as salaried employees of large groups and hospitals. This movement has been underway for years. Over the last decade, the number of independent physicians was falling by about 2% a year. But these trends are now accelerating. 

This article is the first part of a two-part examination of the contentious issue of how state governments' provision of goods and services to the public should be taxed under a VAT.

Genuine campaign finance reform is close to reality, but the chance for failure is still real as the bill hits the floor of the House.

An analysisthat concluded mercury exposure is reducing children's IQs is flawed, invalid, and not appropriate as an input to policy decisions.

The development of antivirals for pandemic flu provides important insights into the pharmaceutical industry's ability to advance public health.

If Proposition 71(a state initiative to fund stem-cell research)passes, cash-strapped California taxpayers will be spending their money on a handful of second-rate biotech companies.

Health inequalities are best resolved by pluralistic social processes that facilitate, but do not mandate, more effective choices and trade-offs.

The fear of inflation is imparting a deflationary bias to the global economy that could result in a worldwide recession within a year.