Sep 11 Health Premiums Rising More Slowly in Sluggish Economy, Study Finds By Julie Appleby Health insurance premiums rose 4 percent for family coverage this year, well below last year's increase and half the 8 percent average of the previous decade -- largely because people used less health care in an uncertain economy. Family… Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch From the Halls of Worrall Elementary School, News by Students with Asperger’s News has an agenda at Worrall Elementary School in Broomall, Pa., where students with Asperger's syndrome 'go live' in their own broadcast each year. Their teachers say it's one of the best ways for students to learn to speak clearly,… Continue watching
Sep 05 Health Reform Plays Starring Role In First Night Of Convention By Kaiser Health News Several speakers cited the 2010 health law as a signature achievement of the Obama administration Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. This video sample includes Stacey Lihn, the mother of a child with congenital heart disease,… Continue reading
Aug 31 Primer: Obama v. Ryan On Controlling Medicare Spending Editor's Note: GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney may have largely avoided the topic of health care when he accepted his party's nomination Thursday evening, but he previously supported many of the broad Medicare reform ideas of his running mate,… Continue reading
Aug 17 Primer: How Paul Ryan’s Plan Would Change Medicaid By mcarey Republican vice presidential hopeful U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks at a campaign event at Walsh University on Thursday in North Canton, Ohio. GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's choice of House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as his running… Continue reading
Aug 16 Primer: How Paul Ryan Proposes To Change Medicare Rep. Paul Ryan greets supporters during a campaign rally at Waukesha County Expo Center in Wisconsin on Sunday. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/GettyImages. Editor's Note: Rep. Paul Ryan's ideas for reforming Medicare and Medicaid have received fresh scrutiny this week… Continue reading
Aug 07 Some Plans Deny Pregnancy Coverage for Dependent Children By Michelle Andrews Photo by Jason Edwards/National Geographic via Getty Images. The health care overhaul provides a safety net for young adult children, who can now stay on their parents' health plans until they reach age 26. But it doesn't guarantee that their… Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch Elton John on AIDS: Compassion is Part of the Cure Elton John spoke to AIDS advocates from around the world as the keynote speaker for this year's International AIDS Conference. Gwen Ifill talks to Sir John about his new book, "Love is The Cure," and his approach in helping fight… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch New Documentary Explores Challenge to Public Hospitals in Serving Uninsured New Documentary Explores Challenge to Public Hospitals in Serving Uninsured… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch In Symbolic Vote, House Republicans Move to Repeal Health Care Law In Symbolic Vote, House Republicans Move to Repeal Health Care Law… Continue watching