Apr 04 Health insurance isn't a year-round thing anymore By Connie Cass, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Here's more fallout from the health care law: Until now, customers could walk into an insurance office or go online to buy standard health care coverage any time of year. Not anymore. Many people who didn't sign up… Continue reading
Apr 01 President Obama takes health care victory lap By Terence Burlij, Domenico Montanaro It's a scene few would have predicted six months ago. President Barack Obama stood in the Rose Garden Tuesday afternoon, basking in the glow of the April sunshine and the welcome news that the Affordable Care Act surpassed seven million… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch Obama: 7.1 million Americans have signed up for health care By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 31 Here's why it might be a good idea to retire in Alaska By Elizabeth Shell How does you state rank in terms of financial pressure for workers who want to one day retire? We mapped and charted the data. Continue reading
Mar 29 Deadline approaches to sign up for health insurance By Associated Press Monday is the deadline to sign up for private health insurance in the new online markets created by President Barack Obama's health care law. Continue reading
Mar 20 Can you really live better longer without long-term care insurance? By Lewis Mandell Not all readers bought Lew Mandell's skepticism of long-term care insurance. Is it not a smart investment for Americans who can't afford to self-insure their future care? Mandell returns to explain when this investment makes sense and when it's a… Continue reading
Mar 20 10 states critical to administration's efforts to enroll 6 million in new health plans By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Ten states -- seven of them controlled by Republicans -- hold the key to whether the Obama administration succeeds at signing up 6 million people for health care under the Affordable Care Act by the deadline of March 31. Those… Continue reading
Mar 17 Insurance marketplace enrollment hits 5 million By News Desk More than 5 million Americans have signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s new “marketplaces,” the Obama administration announced Monday. Continue reading
Mar 11 Health care marketplace enrollments reach 4.2 million in February By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News About 4.2 million Americans have enrolled in private health plans through the end of February via the online insurance marketplaces established by the federal health law -- with enrollment jumping by nearly 1 million people last month, the Obama administration… Continue reading
Mar 11 Obama talks health care during 'Between Two Ferns' By Colleen Shalby President Barack Obama made a surprising appearance on Funny or Die’s “Between Two Ferns,” an online show hosted by comedian Zach Galifianakis. Continue reading