Americans without health insurance will spend $30 billion out of pocket on medical care this year, according to a new report by George Mason University and the Urban Institute.

The push for a more unified health system has won the support of a key industry stakeholder

Gov. Bill Ritter hammered the first "building blocks" of his health care reform plan into place Tuesday, signing 11 bills into law, including an extension of benefits to thousands more uninsured children.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain criticized his Democratic rivals on Monday for a "big government" approach to health care and said he would focus on reducing costs and increasing coverage.

(CNN Student News) -- Record the CNN Special Investigations Unit Classroom Edition: Broken Government: Health Care: Critical Condition when it airs commercial-free on Monday, May 5, 2008, from 4:00 -- 5:00 a.m. ET on CNN. (A short feature begins at 4:00 a