Politics Sep 12 Spike in number of immigrants losing health law coverage A change in government procedures has led to a big jump in people losing coverage under the Obama health care law because of immigration and citizenship issues.
Health Sep 03 Obama administration plan protects transgender community’s access to healthcare Mirroring a shift in society, the Obama administration proposed Thursday to ban discrimination against transgender people throughout the health care system.
Health Aug 20 Most Americans want government to curb prescription costs, poll finds WASHINGTON — Regardless of political affiliation, Americans strongly support government action to control prescription drug costs, according to a poll released Thursday.
Health Aug 13 Obama administration says 1 million people signed up for insurance under health care law The Obama administration says nearly a million people signed up for health insurance under the health care law even after the official enrollment season ended.
Nation Aug 04 Tax filing problems could jeopardize health law aid for 1.8 million About 1.8 million households that got financial help for health insurance under President Barack Obama's law now have issues with their tax returns.
Politics Jul 26 State health insurance markets grapple with high costs State-run health insurance markets that offer coverage under President Barack Obama's health law are struggling with high costs and low enrollment, challenges that could lead more of them to turn over operations to the federal government or join forces with…
Politics Jul 10 Obama administration again tries to address religious objections to free employer-provided birth control Hoping to put to rest one of the most difficult disputes over its health care law, the Obama administration Friday unveiled its latest plan to address religious objections to providing free birth control for their female workers.
Health Jul 09 Once politically toxic, Medicare plans to cover end-of-life counseling WASHINGTON — Six years ago, a proposal for Medicare to cover end-of-life counseling touched off a political uproar that threatened to stall President Barack Obama's health care law in Congress. This week, when Medicare finally announced it would make the…
Politics Jun 28 What’s next for U.S. health policy? There's no shortage of pressing issues, including prescription drug prices, high insurance deductibles and long-term care.
Politics Jun 20 Study: Health care law repeal could increase budget deficit A nonpartisan government study says repealing President Barack Obama’s signature health care law would modestly increase the budget deficit and the number of uninsured Americans would rise by more than 20 million.