Dec 26 Watch 9:49 How climate and corruption have combined to create Zimbabwe's food crisis Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 9:08 Behind the troubling rise of uninsured American kids By Sarah Varney, Jason Kane Over a million children have fallen out of public health insurance programs since December 2017. In some cases, their parents acquired coverage at work. But researchers also see a troubling rise in uninsured children -- and say the Trump administration's… Continue watching
Dec 23 WATCH: One-on-one with Trump's Medicare and Medicaid chief Seema Verma By Jason Kane Seema Verma discussed her views on President Donald Trump’s plan for sustaining public health insurance programs, how the administration would respond if Obamacare is struck down by the courts in the future, and her thoughts on how the latest Medicare… Continue reading
Dec 21 Chef Kwame Williams prepares zero-waste broccoli coleslaw By Melanie Saltzman, Megan Thompson Do you ever throw away parts of various vegetables, because you’re sure they're no good? You're not alone. Americans waste up to 40 percent of the food they produce. During a recent visit to the James Beard House in New… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 6:25 The ACA is now embedded in U.S. health care -- and its legality is still in question Since it was first created during the Obama administration, there has been no end to the fight over the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. The battle continues to play out on the campaign trail and in the courts,… Continue watching
Dec 19 New trade deal presents landmark loss for Big Pharma By Paul Wiseman, Kevin Freking, Associated Press, Linda A. Johnson, Associated PRess To satisfy House Democrats, the Trump administration removed a provision that would have given the makers of ultra-expensive biologic drugs 10 years of protection from less-expensive knockoffs. Continue reading
Dec 19 Michael Bloomberg unveils latest health care plan among 2020 Democratic candidates By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The former New York mayor and Democratic presidential candidate embraced a new government-run “public option" to compete with private insurance and called for Medicare to negotiate drug prices, using an approach similar to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent legislation. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 9:25 Advancements in spinal cord research give the severely injured hope By William Brangham, Jaywon Choe Continue watching
Dec 18 Federal appeals court rules Obamacare 'individual mandate' is unconstitutional By Rebecca Santana, Mark Sherman, Associated Press A federal appeals court says the “individual mandate" of former President Barack Obama’s health care law is invalid, but other parts of the law need further review. Continue reading
Dec 18 Column: Insurance carriers may worsen rural disparities in health care By Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation In a recent study, researchers found that as distance from cities increased, access worsened significantly. Consumers had fewer providers to choose from, and had to travel further to see them. Continue reading