Feb 09 Watch 8:44 How new weight loss drugs are changing the conversation around treating obesity By William Brangham, Layla Quran There are no quick solutions or magical pills that easily solve the problems of obesity. But new anti-obesity drugs are proving remarkably effective, cutting body weight by an average 15% to 22%. Medicines including Ozempic and Wegovy could trigger a… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 3:53 Abortion providers create mobile centers along border of state banning procedures By Amna Nawaz, Gabrielle Hays, Mary Fecteau In some parts of the country, access to abortion care depends on how far a person can travel. Missouri has banned the procedure, but in neighboring Illinois, abortion remains legal and providers there will soon be working along the state… Continue watching
Jan 25 Record 16.3 million seek health coverage through Affordable Care Act By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press The government says a record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act this year. That's double the number covered when the marketplaces first launched nearly a decade ago. Continue reading
Nov 22 Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals are at risk of closing By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America The potential closures threaten to exacerbate poor health outcomes in one of the nation's poorest states. Experts at the hearing say the crux of the problem facing Mississippi's hospitals is that revenues have not kept pace with rising costs to… Continue reading
Nov 01 How to navigate this year's Affordable Care Act enrollment By Cora Lewis, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press The vast majority of Americans will have multiple choices for health insurance coverage next year now that open enrollment has begun under the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Oct 27 Oregon could be the 1st state to make health care a human right By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Oregon voters are being asked to decide whether the state should be the first in the nation to amend its constitution to explicitly declare that affordable health care is a fundamental human right. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Biden calls on Congress to reinstate expanded child tax credit to end hunger by 2030 By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press President Joe Biden is hosting a conference on hunger, nutrition and health, the first by the White House since 1969 during the Nixon administration. Continue reading
Sep 27 WATCH: Biden announces lower premium cost for Medicare By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press For the first time in a decade, Americans will pay less next year on monthly premiums for Medicare’s Part B plan, which covers routine doctors’ visits and other outpatient care. Continue reading
Aug 23 Amazon plans to expand into health care, smart homes By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press In recent weeks, Amazon has said it will spend billions of dollars in two gigantic acquisitions that, if approved, will broaden its ever growing presence in the lives of consumers. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 5:25 How Congress overcame deep differences to pass major legislation By Lisa Desjardins President Biden on Tuesday signed the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act into law. The massive economic, climate and health care package comes after more than a year of negotiations among Democrats in Congress and the White House and caps off a… Continue watching