Nov 23 Advocates Of Medical Marijuana Face Another Hurdle: Insurance Coverage Several varieties of marijuana buds are displayed for sale at a medical marijuana center in Denver. Photo by Rick Wilking/REUTERS. With the passage of a ballot initiative this month, Massachusetts became the latest state to allow the use of… Continue reading
Nov 21 Does turkey really make you tired? By Jason Kane ‘Tis the season for giving thanks and sharing blame. The fiscal cliff, Bush-era tax cuts, the White House, the 47 Percent, Greece, Spain — the accusations seem to be swirling everywhere this fall. So in the spirit of sharing guilt,… Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch White House Sets New Insurance Rules for Benefits Coverage The Obama administration released new rules outlining what insurers on federal- or state-run insurance exchanges must cover as essential health benefits. Ray Suarez talks to Health Affairs' Susan Dentzer about how states are reacting to further implementation of the Affordable… Continue watching
Nov 20 New Health Reform Rules Revealed by Obama Administration By Julie Appleby President Barack Obama's signature on the health care reform law at the White House in 2010. This story was written by Julie Appleby, Jay Hancock and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News. Long-awaited details on how insurers can… Continue reading
Nov 16 Map: Is Your State Building A Health Exchange? By Kaiser Health News Map by Justin Myers… Continue reading
Nov 15 Health Reform Deadline Looms for States By Phil Galewitz With a federal deadline looming Friday, eight states remained undecided about whether to build state-based online insurance markets designed to help millions of people buy health coverage starting next October. Still wrestling with the decision as of midday Thursday were… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch In One Family’s Tragic Meningitis Story, Support for More Policing of Pharmacies In One Family's Tragic Meningitis Story, Support for More Policing of Pharmacies… Continue watching
Nov 14 Live Chat: CDC Answers Your Meningitis Questions The symptoms of fungal meningitis mirror those of the common flu. But what often begins as a headache and fever can quickly turn deadly. The current outbreak of fungal meningitis, tied to black mold-infected steroids produced at the New… Continue reading
Nov 14 Families Mourn Sudden Loss of Loved Ones From Meningitis Deaths Diana (right) dancing with her husband Wayne in Bermuda in 1985. They all said the same thing. There was just something about Diana Reed that made her unforgettable. And although the 56-year-old Brentwood, Tenn., woman died suddenly from… Continue reading
Nov 14 Meningitis: Top 10 Things CDC Says You Should Know Contaminated vials like these, produced at the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass., were responsible for this latest outbreak of fungal meningitis. Photo by Minnesota Department of Health. It was just some neck pain -- nothing too alarming. Continue reading