Feb 18 Medical bills related to suicide aren’t covered by some insurers, despite rules By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Dealing with the aftermath of a suicide or attempted suicide is stressful enough. But some health plans make a harrowing experience worse by refusing to cover medical costs for injuries that are related to suicide—even though experts say that in… Continue reading
Feb 17 Librarians find new purpose helping uninsured navigate health care By Elana Gordon, WHYY What can’t librarians do? Many are now becoming health insurance guides. Continue reading
Feb 08 Vulnerable Democrats focus on health care law successes By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hit with a multimillion-dollar barrage of televised attacks, Democrats in tough re-election races want credit for trying to fix the problematic parts of the health care law at the same time they claim bragging rights for its popular… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch News Wrap: Up to 110 million customers affected in Target data breach News Wrap: Up to 110 million customers affected in Target data breach… Continue watching
Jan 06 Healthcare.gov leaves thousands stranded without Medicaid coverage For years, Obama administration officials talked about how the health law's online marketplaces would offer a seamless shopping experience for consumers looking for health coverage. But that's turned out to be an empty promise for many low-income people who went… Continue reading
Jan 03 Under Obamacare, out-of-pocket costs leave some ‘underinsured’ WASHINGTON -- For working people making modest wages and struggling with high medical bills from chronic disease, President Barack Obama's health care plan sounds like long-awaited relief. But the promise could go unfulfilled. It's true that patients with cancer and… Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch News Wrap: Celebrations around the world usher in 2014 In our news wrap Wednesday, the first day of 2014 was marked by a papal address, mayoral inaugurations and a series of bowl games for football fans. Also, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor temporarily blocked a health care law mandate… Continue watching
Jan 01 With the health care website mostly fixed, the new law faces new legal and administrative challenges With a new year, the Obama administration faces a new set of challenges for the health care law, including religious organizations challenging the legality of a mandate to provide birth control. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images WASHINGTON… Continue reading
Dec 29 Federal health market surpasses one million signups HONOLULU-- A December surge propelled health care sign-ups through the government's rehabilitated website past the 1 million mark, the Obama administration said Sunday, reflecting new signs of life for the problem-plagued federal insurance exchange. Continue reading
Dec 28 Key dates to watch for in the Affordable Care Act rollout WASHINGTON-- The new year brings the big test of President Barack Obama's beleaguered health care law: Will it work? The heart of the law springs to life Wednesday, after nearly four years of political turmoil and three months of… Continue reading