Health May 10 Mothers-to-be gain new options under health care law The health care law has opened up an unusual opportunity for some mothers-to-be to save on medical bills for childbirth.
Health Apr 09 Documents reveal Medicare’s top-paid doctors earned millions Medicare paid a tiny group of doctors $3 million or more apiece in 2012. One got nearly $21 million. Those are among the findings of an Associated Press analysis of physician data released Wednesday by the Obama administration, part of…
Nation Apr 07 Survey: Roughly 3.5 million gained coverage under the new health law Released Monday, the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index measured the share of adults without health insurance. That shrank from 17.1 percent at the end of last year to 15.6 percent for the first three months of 2014.
Politics Apr 01 Obama: 7.1 million Americans have signed up for health care President Barack Obama is planning a Rose Garden appearance Tuesday as sign-ups under his health care law surpassed 7 million. A government official told The Associated Press that the 7 million mark had been crossed. The official spoke on condition…
Health Mar 31 HealthCare.gov marred by technical problems on signup deadline day Visitors to HealthCare.gov on Monday morning saw messages that the site was down for maintenance. At times the visitors were also directed to a virtual waiting room — a feature designed to ease the strain on the site during periods…
Health Mar 28 Survey finds only 1 in 4 Americans support the new health care law The Associated Press-GfK survey finds that 26 percent of Americans support the Affordable Care Act. Yet even fewer — 13 percent — think it will be completely repealed. A narrow majority expects the law to be further implemented with minor…
Politics Mar 27 Obama says 6 million have signed up for health care President Barack Obama says more than 6 million Americans have signed up for coverage through the new health insurance markets created by his overhaul. That's a milestone, fulfilling a goal set by Congressional Budget Office and embraced by the White…
Nation Mar 26 Obama administration offers grace period for HealthCare.gov enrollment WASHINGTON -- People who've started applying for health insurance but aren't able to finish before the March 31 enrollment deadline will get extra time, the Obama administration has announced. "We are experiencing a surge in demand and are making sure…
Health Mar 10 Uninsured rate drops due to health care law, but signups lag among Hispanics The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index finds that 15.9 percent of U.S. adults are uninsured thus far in 2014, down from 17.1 percent for the last three months of 2013.
Health Mar 05 Obama administration announces two-year extensions for canceled health plans WASHINGTON -- Warding off the specter of election-year health insurance cancellations, the Obama administration Wednesday announced a two-year extension for individual policies that don't meet requirements of the new health care law. The decision helps defuse a political problem for…