Politics May 23 Democrats’ next health care issue to tackle? ‘Underinsurance’ A different health care issue has emerged for Democrats, in sync with the party's pitch to workers and middle-class voters ahead of next year's elections. It's not the uninsured, but rather the problem of high out-of-pocket costs for people already…
Politics May 10 Poll: Many doubt court will rule fairly on health law case Many people in the United States doubt that the Supreme Court can rule fairly in the latest litigation jeopardizing President Barack Obama's health care law…
Health Apr 06 Breast cancer overtreatment costs U.S. $4 billion a year A new report estimates that the U.S. spends $4 billion a year on unnecessary medical costs due to mammograms that generate false alarms, and on treatment of certain breast tumors unlikely to cause problems.
Nation Apr 05 Tax refunds for many take hit or get bump from health law As the April 15 tax deadline nears, people who got help paying for health insurance under President Barack Obama's law are seeing the direct effect on their refunds - hundreds of dollars, for better or worse.
Health Mar 24 Uninsured down more than 11 million since passage of Obama’s health care law, CDC reports WASHINGTON — The number of uninsured U.S. residents fell by more than 11 million since President Barack Obama signed the health care overhaul five years ago, according to a pair of reports Tuesday from the federal Centers for Disease Control…
Nation Mar 22 Estimated 16 million gained insurance since health law took effect The polemic around "Obamacare" hasn't cooled much in five years, and the permanence of the president's achievement remains in question as the nation awaits the outcome of a Supreme Court case that could jeopardize insurance for nearly 8 million people.
Nation Mar 19 Many unaware of Supreme Court challenge to Obama’s health care law WASHINGTON — With a decision due by summer in a Supreme Court case that could unravel President Barack Obama's health care law, a new poll finds many Americans have heard nothing about the case. But when the potential fallout is…
Health Mar 14 New sign-up window under health care law opens tomorrow Several million people hit with new federal fines for going without health insurance will get a second chance to sign up starting Sunday, and that could ease the sting of rising penalties for being uninsured. But as the enrollment window…
Nation Feb 28 Consumers frustrated by government error on health care tax forms The government sent nearly one million consumers erroneous information on forms that they need to complete their 2014 tax returns. Now they're getting robocalls and emails advising them to delay filing until the mistakes get fixed.
Nation Feb 20 800,000 HealthCare.gov customers given wrong tax info WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it sent about 800,000 HealthCare.gov customers the wrong tax information, and officials are asking those consumers to delay filing their 2014 taxes.