Apr 30 Correcting 5 misconceptions about who pays for health care in the U.S. By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News Full implementation of the health law, and its wider coverage, new taxes and shifting subsidies, has renewed discussions of winners and losers, makers and moochers. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch New Hepatitis-C drug raises hope at a hefty price By PBS News Hour A new drug has a 90 to 100 percent chance of curing the Hepatitis-C virus, but costs tens of thousands of dollars for a course of treatment. The announcement by the manufacturer that it earned more than $2 billion in… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch What's keeping less expensive biologic drugs from the U.S. market? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 07 Survey: Roughly 3.5 million gained coverage under the new health law By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Released Monday, the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index measured the share of adults without health insurance. That shrank from 17.1 percent at the end of last year to 15.6 percent for the first three months of 2014. Continue reading
Apr 03 Survey finds 5.4 million Americans gained insurance under new health law By Jason Kane More than 5.4 million Americans gained health insurance since September, according to a survey released Thursday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Continue reading
Mar 10 Uninsured rate drops due to health care law, but signups lag among Hispanics By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index finds that 15.9 percent of U.S. adults are uninsured thus far in 2014, down from 17.1 percent for the last three months of 2013. Continue reading
Mar 02 Federal health insurance deadline fast approaching By Associated Press The big deadline is coming March 31. By that day, for the first time, nearly everyone in the United States is required to be signed up for health insurance or risk paying a fine. Continue reading
Feb 23 Nation's governors mirror partisan divides in Washington By Associated Press The nation's governors sound every bit as divided as Washington lawmakers on how best to help the nation's economy. Continue reading
Feb 21 Popular Medicare Advantage plans could face cuts By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Obama administration says cuts to Medicare Advantage plans are on the table for next year. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch Concerns linger about enrollment glitches as millions start new health coverage Concerns linger about enrollment glitches as millions start new health coverage… Continue watching