Health Nov 29 How to fight HIV through dance // Listen to Lloyd Bore describe some of PSI's HIV-fighting weapons, including a dance troupe that performs regularly in the streets of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Lloyd Bore knows a dance that's been proven to fight HIV. It's a difficult…
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Health Oct 28 Will health care premiums be affordable for young people? White House says yes The Obama administration hopes to attract more than 2.5 million young, healthy people to enroll through the health insurance exchanges that open on Oct. 1. Photo courtesy of Flickr User will1ill/Alex Wong Getty Images. Nearly half of uninsured young Americans…
Health Oct 01 On first day, health marketplaces ‘glitchy at best, offline at worst’ Like many Americans hoping to buy health insurance on the Affordable Care Act's online marketplaces on Tuesday, this woman was left waiting. Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images. The new websites for the Obamacare marketplaces picked a nearly universal theme on…
Health Oct 01 As Health Marketplaces Open, Glitches Abound The insurance marketplaces that form a pillar of the Affordable Care Act are now officially live ... kind of. As uninsured Americans nationwide logged on to Healthcare.gov Tuesday morning, many were asked to keep waiting.
Health Oct 01 As Government Closes, Health Reform Marketplaces Officially Open Eight hours after lawmakers forced a government shutdown over disagreements about the Affordable Care Act, the health reform law's new health insurance marketplaces are officially open for business. Coverage purchased now through Dec. 15 will kick in Jan. 1…
Health Sep 30 Your Cheat Sheet to the Health Care Law’s New Marketplaces It's time to hit the market, America. On Tuesday, the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges, or "marketplaces," open for business. That is, of course, after a presidential election, a narrow Supreme Court decision and countless rounds of political maneuvering…
Health Sep 09 Will Your Employer Drop Coverage Under Obamacare? President Obama speaks about Affordable Care Act in June. New analysis in the journal Health Affairs looks at the likelihood that companies will drop coverage after the full law takes effect. Do you have questions about Obamacare? Submit…
Health Aug 12 The street of blood and smoke On a narrow, dusty street in Tanzania, two women are fighting the global battle against tuberculosis and HIV. One is a nurse, the other is a drug dealer.
Health Jun 24 Austin Musicians Don’t Let Their Babies Grow Up Without Health Care Get close enough to downtown Austin, Texas, and it’s not hard to hear why it’s called the “Live Music Capital of the World.” Get a little closer, and the musicians themselves tell a quieter story. Take John Pointer. He’s a…