Apr 26 What Rare Mad Cow Case Means for U.S. Consumers Photo by Peter Cade via Getty Images For the first time in six years, a case of mad cow disease surfaced in the U.S. this week. But there's no need to fear the beef aisle. Why not? The… Continue reading
Apr 26 Millions Expected To Receive Insurance Rebates Totaling $1.3 Billion By Julie Appleby Millions of consumers and small businesses will receive an estimated $1.3 billion in rebates from their health plans this summer under a provision of the health care law that effectively limits what insurers can charge for administration and profits,… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch Why Clean, Safe Water Is Still Out of Reach for Liberia Since 1980, Liberia has tackled a cycle of civil war, claiming over 200,000 lives while developing an impossible water crisis. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, correspondent Steve Sapienza and two local journalists unearth why the government… Continue watching
Apr 25 In Liberia, Political Battles Center on Water Access A vendor sells water in Monrovia, Liberia. Photo by Sumaya Agha. "Water! Water!" Eugene Seoh shouted from his three-story apartment building on Benson Street, a main avenue in the center of Liberia's capital, Monrovia. From across the road, water… Continue reading
Apr 23 Aging Population, Costs Worsen Medicare's Long-term Prognosis Photo by John Moore/Getty Images On the PBS NewsHour Monday night, Ray Suarez will examine the grim reports released Monday by the trustees of Social Security and Medicare. Joining him to discuss the outlook for the Social Security program… Continue reading
Apr 23 Health Reform on the Brink: Nervous in New Mexico By Jason Kane Editor's Note: This story is part of a series profiling the views of ordinary Americans and their experiences -- good, bad or indifferent -- with the health care reform law. To capture the essence of the opinions expressed, the stories… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch VA Adds 1,600 Workers to Fix Backlog, but 'Always More We Can Do' VA Adds 1,600 Workers to Fix Backlog, but 'Always More We Can Do'… Continue watching
Apr 19 Viewers Donate Over $8,000 to Aid Baby Deliveries in Developing World By Cat Wise A Liberian midwife learns how to maintain and clean a newly installed solar suitcase. PBS NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels recently reported on the Berkeley, Calif., nonprofit We Care Solar, which developed a "solar suitcase" to provide lights and… Continue reading
Apr 19 Just Ask: What Health Benefits Do the Supreme Court Justices Receive? By Jason Kane The Supreme Court Building. Photo by Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images. Rob Rabie has some health care advice for the Supreme Court, straight from St. Johns, Ariz. "Perhaps the justices would better appreciate the problem if they were to forego their health… Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch After Heart Attack, Turning Scar Tissue Back Into Beating Heart Cells After Heart Attack, Turning Scar Tissue Back Into Beating Heart Cells… Continue watching