Sep 06 How Will Obamacare Change Your Life? By News Desk EmbedVideo(7308, 482, 304); Have a question about Obamacare? Send them to us and we may answer them on-air or online in the coming days. Find out how below. It's one of the biggest changes in social policy… Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch Age Friendly New York City Helps Seniors Stay Active in the Big Apple Age Friendly New York City Helps Seniors Stay Active in the Big Apple… Continue watching
Sep 03 How Will the Obamacare Mandate Impact You? Volunteers with the Get Covered America campaign canvas a neighborhood, informing prospective health insurance consumers about their options under the Affordable Care Act. Photo by Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images. The federal health law's individual mandate, one of the key… Continue reading
Aug 30 GOP Lawmakers Demand Information From Groups Getting Navigator Grants A volunteer for Enroll America's Get Covered America campaign, organizes materials on new insurance possibilities available through the Affordable Care Act. On Thursday, 15 Republican members of the house sent letters to recipients of "navigator grants" -- federal funds distributed… Continue reading
Aug 28 8 Things Your City Should Be Doing to Help You Age Well There soon will be more people over the age of 60 in New York City than schoolchildren. The city is finally taking action. Photo by Chris Protopapas. It felt like a bad joke -- worse than the one about… Continue reading
Aug 28 Top 10 U.S. Cities for Successful Aging Madison, Wis., is one of the best large cities in the U.S. to age successfully, according to the Milken Institute. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Madison Guy. Great hospitals! Good public transportation! Booming economy! The best small city for… Continue reading
Aug 28 What's Killing Americans? Editor's Note: This article is part of a series in which the PBS NewsHour and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, explore how health care and health policy in OECD's 34 member countries compare with the… Continue reading
Aug 27 Pricing in Your State's Insurance Marketplace By Phil Galewitz Wondering how much insurance premiums will cost under the upcoming insurance exchanges? In many states, information is now becoming available. Photo by Lilli Day / Getty Images. One of the biggest questions about Obamacare is whether its new consumer protections… Continue reading
Aug 21 How Quickly Are Health Insurance Premiums Rising? By Julie Appleby Family insurance premiums have risen by a modest 4 percent for the second year in a row, a new survey finds. But a growing number of workers are feeling the pinch of deductibles of at least $1,000. Photo by John… Continue reading
Aug 21 Twitter Chat: Will Health Insurance Exchanges Be a Benefit or a Burden? By Bridget Shirvell PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats each Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT. Join us on Twitter @NewsHour using #NewsHourChats. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Open enrollment for health insurance exchanges begins Oct. 1. The Obama administration… Continue reading