Millions of people are receiving letters in the mail this month notifying them of the open enrollment period for their health care plans -- the period when they can change their coverage for next year if they act by a certain deadline.

A case study of three health care institutions with different ownership models found that self-pay patients must navigate a system that provides no guarantees medical centers will follow their own policies for providing uncompensated care.

The centerpiece of Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jay Nixon's health care plan calls for restoring cuts made by Gov. Matt Blunt's administration three years ago, cuts that Nixon said have created a "broken health care system."

Retail clinics are popping up all over the country, and more and more people are using these convenient alternatives to busy ERs and overcrowded doctors' offices. What are the advantages and limitations of getting health care at your local Wal-Mart or CV

Sen. John McCain says Obama and Clinton?s response to health-care problems is to promise universal coverage, whatever its cost. But McCain says in National Review Online that the government should restore control to the patients themselves.