Health Mar 13 How health care inequity could make the COVID-19 crisis worse A notable range of factors, including income and immigration status, significantly impact who has access to affordable health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas
Health Feb 07 If Obamacare is being repealed, do the uninsured need to pay tax penalties? Should people bother paying the penalty for not having health insurance when they file their taxes this year if Obamacare is repealed?… By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News
Health Apr 05 Here’s how the IRS could help more uninsured people The IRS doesn’t tell some tax filers that their low and moderate incomes likely mean their households qualify for Medicaid or subsidies, according to researchers. By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
Nation Apr 07 Survey: Roughly 3.5 million gained coverage under the new health law 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. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
Jan 23 Most uninsured Americans unaware of options under health law, survey finds By News Desk Almost a month into 2014, most uninsured Americans remain oblivious to their coverage options under the Affordable Care Act. In fact, less than 40 percent of the uninsured say they'll gain coverage in the coming year, according to a… Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch News Wrap: House Republicans Attempt to Delay Health Reform Mandates In other news Wednesday, House Republicans moved to delay key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, in the 38th attempt by the U.S. House to repeal or scale back the health reform law. Also, Ariel Castro pleaded not guilty to… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 5:17 Austin Musicians Find Unique Solution for Affordable Health Care Country, rock, punk, soul. Regardless of genre, two things once united most musicians in Austin, Texas: a lack of health insurance and income averaging less than $16,000 per year. Ray Suarez reports on a how an unusual health alliance keeps… 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
Jun 28 Watch Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law: Mandate Is Constitutional Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law: Mandate Is Constitutional… Continue watching