Oct 01 As Government Closes, Health Reform Marketplaces Officially Open By Jason Kane 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… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch California Reaches Out to Educate Latino Community on New Insurance Exchange California Reaches Out to Educate Latino Community on New Insurance Exchange… Continue watching
Sep 30 Your Cheat Sheet to the Health Care Law's New Marketplaces By Jason Kane 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… Continue reading
Sep 30 Health Care Law goes live Tuesday, despite glitches and critics Photo by John Moore/Getty Images WASHINGTON (AP) -- Contentious from its conception, President Barack Obama's health care law has survived the Supreme Court, a battle for the White House and rounds of budget brinkmanship. Now comes the ultimate test:… Continue reading
Sep 30 524 schools drop out of the national school lunch program Candy Flores (right), prepares ham and cheese wraps and Rosalba Gomez, prepares fresh vegetable cups for the National School Lunch Program in the kitchen at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, VirginiaUSDA Photo by Bob Nichols WASHINGTON -- The Agriculture… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch Explaining the New Obamacare Provisions Sarah Kliff of the Washington Post clarifies how, exactly, Americans' healthcare will be affected as a result of provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act going into effect on October 1, 2013. Continue watching
Sep 29 Could your new house have a history of "Breaking Bad?" Plus: 10 strange locations for cooking meth By Elizabeth Shell Photo by Phillip Spears/Getty Images The final episode of "Breaking Bad" is Sunday, and that inspired us to research meth labs. It turns out, you don't want to be where a meth lab has been. The… Continue reading
Sep 28 Can the right app help you reach your weight loss goals? Matthew Ames is a communications manager for a multinational bank and a member of the "Quantified Self" movement. At the end of 2012, he had a problem: he was about 50 pounds overweight. To reach his… Continue reading
Sep 27 The real story behind penicillin By Dr. Howard Markel The discovery of penicillin, one of the world's first antibiotics, marks a true turning point in human history -- when doctors finally had a tool that could completely cure their patients of deadly infectious diseases. Many school children can recite… Continue reading
Sep 26 Cantaloupe farmers arrested for listeria outbreak that killed 33 Photo by Kabsik Park/Flickr. Federal prosecutors arrested and charged two farmers, Ryan and Eric Jensen with various misdemeanors relating to a 2011 outbreak of listeria. Continue reading