Jul 21 Watch 3:46 Lifestyle choices could raise your health insurance rates By PBS News Hour Health insurance providers are paying data brokers to find personal information about their clients -- race, marital status, ability to pay bills and more -- to predict client health costs. But unlike medical records, there aren’t any laws that regulate… Continue watching
Jul 17 Why health insurers track when you buy plus-size clothes or binge-watch TV By Marshall Allen, ProPublica With little public scrutiny, the health insurance industry has joined forces with data brokers to vacuum up personal details about hundreds of millions of Americans. Then they feed this information into complicated computer algorithms that spit out predictions about how… Continue reading
Apr 03 5 important medical stories that you might have missed By Dr. Amber Robins It’s easy for politics to dominate our news feeds these days. But there are many important stories in the health and medical communities, too. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Feb 22 Why Trump’s new insurance proposal may put essential health benefits at risk By Laura Santhanam Here's a look at why Obamacare requires insurance companies to offer essential health benefits, and what losing them might mean for your insurance plan. Continue reading
Feb 20 Trump administration unveils short-term medical plans with cheaper premiums, fewer benefits By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The plans would come with a disclaimer that they don't meet the Affordable Care Act's consumer protections, such as guaranteed coverage, or the requirement to offer robust benefits. Continue reading
Feb 08 This year’s Affordable Care Act open enrollment numbers buck expectations By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News With all states now reporting, ACA plan enrollment ticked downward this year, a report out Wednesday shows, but states running their own marketplaces saw slight gains and did better than those relying on the federal exchange. Continue reading
Jan 16 1 million Americans pool money in religious ministries to pay for health care By Laura Santhanam Enrollment in health care sharing ministries has soared since the Affordable Care Act was passed. But unlike the ACA or employer-provided insurance, these ministries have little, if any government oversight, no guarantee of solvency and can deny claims that traditional… Continue reading
Dec 22 Children’s insurance program receives only patchwork funding By Alan Fram, Associated Press Congress failed to approve long-term funds for a program that provides health insurance for nearly 9 million low-income children. Continue reading
Dec 17 Sign-ups show Affordable Care Act’s staying power in Trump era By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A deadline burst of sign-ups after a tumultuous year for the Obama health law has revealed continued demand for the program’s subsidized individual health plans. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 24:56 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 10, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 10, President Donald Trump reiterates his support for Roy Moore, two days before the Alabama special Senate election. Also, bitcoin launches on futures market and doctors hope to increase participation in cancer trials. Hari… Continue watching