The business mandate within the Affordable Care Act that requires employers to provide coverage is now delayed, and that is prompting reaction from critics who say other parts of the law should be put on hold, too -- if…
President Barack Obama speaks about Affordable Care Act in San Jose, Calif., in June. Photo by Stephen Lam/Getty Images. Story by Kaiser Health News. The Obama administration's decision Tuesday to delay a major component of the Affordable Care Act --…
President Obama's signature on the health care reform law at the White House in March 2010. Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy. The Obama administration announced Tuesday it is delaying the employer mandate portion of the health care law…
Should hospitals be held accountable for what happens to patients once they're discharged? A new policy under the Affordable Care Act says yes. Photos by Jim Petit. The federal government began fining hospitals based on how many Medicare patients were…
Get close enough to downtown Austin, Texas, and it’s not hard to hear why it’s called the “Live Music Capital of the World.” Get a little closer, and the musicians themselves tell a quieter story. Take John Pointer. He’s a…
Some States Have Second Thoughts About Refusing Medicaid Expansion…
In 2014, many HIV patients who receive medication through state-based drug assistance programs will be shifted to other forms of health coverage. It's an uncertain time for most HIV patients in the United States. A full two-thirds of them rely…
There are 3.2 million registered nurses in the U.S., and that will not be nearly enough in coming years as the Affordable Care Act kicks in and baby boomers begin to need more care. According to the Bureau of Labor…
Americans still pay more than twice the price for health care than most other developed countries, but the sticker shock has come with a bit of good news in recent years: Costs are rising more slowly. "Exceptionally slowly," as…
The Obama administration wanted Republican states to accept the health law's Medicaid expansion pretty much as is. Republicans wanted Medicaid money in no-strings block grants. Arkansas has broached what could be a deal-making compromise, giving Washington the increased…
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