Healthcare quality, cost, access and reform coverage

As the issues of quality of care, cost of services and access to care are components of the healthcare reform discussion, stories on those issues are listed here. Stories specifically on the reform effort are marked with an asterix (*).

* Jan. 12: 'It's not a panacea': Local experts assess potential effects of healthcare reform

Oct. 12: Hospitals bill county $31 million for cost of uninsured

* Oct. 7: A repeat of history sent local healthcare expert back into the fray

* Sept. 14: Fact-checking a town hall healthcare reform meeting

* Sept. 9: A primer on healthcare reform

Aug. 26: Seniors' health care spending rose one-third in decade

* Aug. 11: Sarasota doctors lead push against health reform bill

July 27: Hospitals say flawed formula caused poor mortality scores

July 14: Sarasota, Venice stand out in bleak quality report

July 14: For the struggling, medicine and hope