Oct 04 Under the Affordable Care Act, no co-pays for some preventive services **Editor's Note: Although Medicare regularly provides coverage for preventive services given high grades by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, it is not required to do so.** Under the ACA, some preventive services are now required to be covered with… Continue reading
Oct 03 VA’s opiate overload feeds veterans’ addictions, leading to overdose deaths The death rate from overdoses of addictive painkillers among military veterans is twice the national average. But data shows that the Veterans Administration continues to prescribe increasing amounts of narcotic painkillers to many patients. Continue reading
Oct 03 ‘Poop pills’ may be key to curing gut infections The headline may have made you gag, but the unappetizing product may be a practical solution to a serious medical problem. Doctors have discovered a way to take the stool of healthy people and put them into pills that… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch Examining affordability of health care via more accessible new exchanges Examining affordability of health care via more accessible new exchanges… Continue watching
Oct 02 New study says most twins don’t need to be delivered via C-section Mothers expecting twins may have no need to rush and schedule a cesarean section. In fact, most moms are capable of safely giving birth to twins without the need for surgery, a new study finds. The study,… Continue reading
Oct 02 Government shutdown forces hospital to turn patients, including children, away As the nation's largest hospital devoted entirely to clinical research, the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center is home to cutting edge science and groundbreaking medical studies. It even serves as a "hospital of last resort" for patients when… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch Opening day of insurance exchanges overwhelmed by online rush Opening day of insurance exchanges overwhelmed by online rush… Continue watching
Oct 01 The Health Care Law Guru vs. the Conservative who Inspired It On the day the health insurance marketplace opens, Paul Solman speaks with Jon Gruber about the origins of the health care reform law, and the Heritage Foundation responds. Image courtesy of Lilli Day via Getty Images. On a recent shoot… Continue reading
Oct 01 On first day, health marketplaces ‘glitchy at best, offline at worst’ By Jason Kane 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… Continue reading
Oct 01 Do you know the difference between Obamacare and the ACA? By News Desk What's the difference between the Affordable Care Act and Obamacare? Well, if you knew that was a trick question, you might have walked away with a little more pride than these Hollywood pedestrians. When approached by a Jimmy Kimmel… Continue reading