Chicago Tribune: “Target Corp., renewing its push into retail medicine, will open eight new clinics in the Chicago area and Palm Beach, Fla., giving a boost to a form of health care delivery that has seen slower growth amid the economic downturn. The Minneapolis-based retail giant launched its first health clinic four years ago but [...]

MarketWatch: More warnings about credit cards – including those to pay for health care services – are coming from New York’s elected officials. Sen. Charles Schumer sent a letter to the Federal Reserve noting a 256 percent leap in solicitations to consumers for professional and business credit cards…

The growth rate of health spending is at its slowest in a half-century, “a sign that people are forgoing medical care during the recession,” according to an “analysis of government data” by USA Today. “Spending on doctors, hospitals, drugs and other medical care climbed at a 2…

A new Commonwealth Fund report estimates that “about 16.6 million workers are employed by small businesses that are eligible for health insurance tax credits” under the new health law but only 3.4 million of them are at companies that will take advantage of the credits, The Washington Post reports, adding that those businesses already offer [...]

News outlets are reporting that some states and businesses who oppose parts or all of the health reform law are applying for the financial relief it provides…