Dec 14 Watch 3:28 Why Affordable Care Act insurance signups are down With just two days left in most states for people to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, preliminary numbers are showing enrollment down about 12 percent from last year. To explain the drop, John Yang learns… Continue watching
Dec 12 Health insurance sign-ups lagging as Saturday deadline looms By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Barring an enrollment surge, the nation's uninsured rate could edge up again after a yearslong coverage expansion that has seen about 20 million people obtain health insurance. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 7:26 Why managing chronic health conditions begins at home By John Yang The recognition that health care extends beyond the walls of hospitals and doctor’s offices is growing. In Greensboro, North Carolina, advocacy groups, sociologists and medical practitioners are taking a creative approach to uncovering the root causes of disease, with a… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 9:28 With new work requirement, thousands lose Medicaid coverage in Arkansas By Catherine Rampell, Leah Nagy, Jason Kane A major initiative of the Trump administration has been adding work requirements to benefit programs for the poor, now including Medicaid. This year, Arkansas became the first state to roll out the requirement. As a result, more than 12,000 people… Continue watching
Oct 24 Poll: Most young Americans support government-run health insurance program By Juana Summers, Associated Press Sixty-nine percent of young Americans between the ages of 15 and 34 favor a national health plan, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV. Continue reading
Oct 19 Hackers breach HealthCare.gov system, nab data on 75,000 people By Associated Press The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made the announcement late Friday afternoon, a time slot agencies often use to release unfavorable developments. Continue reading
Oct 16 What the CVS-Aetna merger could mean for you By Laura Santhanam The move could make health care more expensive for consumers while delivering higher profits to executives, opponents say. Here is what we know so far about this merger and its potential effect on your health care. Continue reading
Sep 30 Employers jump into providing care as health costs rise By Tom Murphy, Associated Press Corporate America is jumping deeper into the care its workers receive beyond just giving them insurance cards and a list of doctors they can visit. Continue reading
Sep 21 For kids in Puerto Rico, ‘we don’t know all the damage they have endured’ from Hurricane Maria By Laura Santhanam There were no lights, air conditioning or working toilets when Natalia Merced returned to her dorm room at the University of Puerto Rico in late October, a month after Hurricane Maria struck the island. Classes had resumed at the university’s… Continue reading
Sep 11 Republicans lack votes — and appetite — to end ‘Obamacare’ By Alan Fram, Associated Press After years of trying to demolish former President Barack Obama's prized law, GOP leaders still lack the votes to succeed. Continue reading