WakeMed has been asked several times this week for comments on the health care reform bill, signed into law by President Obama on Tuesday.
Becky Andrews, WakeMed’s vice president of finance, spoke to the News & Observer about the legislation’s new reporting requirements for non-profit hospitals.
Dr. Susan Weaver, Senior Vice President for WakeMed Physician Practices and a [...]

Several weeks ago, we posted a letter to the editor written by Dr. Keith Mankin of Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic about scoliosis and back braces.  Scoliosis was back in the news yesterday with an article about how yoga could possibly help the disorder.  Dr. Mankin provided the following comments on the article.
As a specialist in pediatric [...]

 Debbie Laughery, vice president of public relations and mom of a ‘94 CASL Elite player, blogs on soccer’s impact on our community.
You need look no further than the headlines in the media to see that this past weekend in the Triangle truly was soccer filled. Hundreds of teams brought nearly 7,000 kids, parents, coaches and [...]

As part of its ongoing series on health care reform, The News & Observer’s Martha Quillin has an excellent story on today’s front page about the struggles of Gail Johnson, a 55-year-old woman whose employer does not offer health insurance.  The article touches on several issues that Dr. Atkinson has discussed on this blog, including [...]

If you read the Business section of Sunday’s News & Observer, you may have seen a familiar article. An N&O business editor contacted WakeMed and requested to re-print Dr. Atkinson’s recent blog post, “Employment and Insurance: What’s the Connection?”
Check it out here.

To start the conversation, I encourage everyone to take a look at the article published in today’s News & Observer highlighting where several organizations around the Triangle stand on health care reform, including WakeMed.
This, and many other relevant articles, will be posted and stored in the News Archive section of this blog.