By KELLEN M. HENRY and JORDAN MELNICK– MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius hosted a roundtable discussion about health care reform, announcing a $1.2 billion award of stimulus funds for electronic records at the Sinai Community Institute on Thursday. Listen below as [...]

 BY INYOUNG HWANG – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

The effects of the recession, the housing meltdown and job cuts may be hitting individuals with disabilities in the U.S. disproportionately.

As the economy falters, those with disabilities are faced with fewer options for healthcare and often turn to Social Security Disability Insurance, which provides monthly benefits to individuals who [...]