Health

WATCH: Obama speaks at global health event

By News Desk

Former President Barack Obama spoke at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Goalkeepers event in New York on Wednesday to measure the progress of global health over the past 25 years.

GOP says there's momentum for their Obamacare repeal bill, but hurdles remain

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Senate Republicans have less than two weeks to succeed and face a tough fight to win enough GOP support to reverse the summer's self-inflicted defeat on the party's high-priority issue.

End-of-life decisions can be difficult. This doctor thinks 'nudges' can help

By Bob Tedeschi, STAT

A critical care physician says "nudges" can help those with serious illnesses make sound decisions at a time of great emotional and physical complexity.

To prevent identity theft, government will issue new Medicare cards

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

While the first mailings of new cards begin next April, Congress has set an April 2019 deadline for all beneficiaries to have received one.

These are the 3 latest Senate plans to reform health care

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

For the GOP, there's an uphill battle to get a bill passed before Oct. 1, when the Republican effort to repeal the law loses its protection against Democratic filibusters.

How Walter Reed earned his status as a legend and hospital namesake

By Dr. Howard Markel

Born on this day in 1851, Walter Reed proved the theory that mosquitoes transmitted yellow fever to human beings.

Standard Medigap plans are learning some new tricks

By Philip Moeller

If you are considering a certain Medigap letter plan, don’t assume that all such plans will offer the same features.

WATCH: Sanders introduces a bill to expand Medicare for all

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Americans would get health coverage simply by showing a new government-issued card and would no longer owe out-of-pocket expenses like deductibles, according to legislation Sen. Bernie Sanders released Wednesday.

Will Senate bargainers' deal on children's health pass?

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Senate bargainers have reached agreement to extend financing for the children's health insurance program for five years, and approval of the deal would avert an end-of-month cash crunch for the popular initiative.