Health insurance isn’t simple. Neither are government regulations. Put the two together and things can get confusing fast. So it’s not surprising that federal regulators ...
Read More »Patients can buy insulin without a prescription, but should they?
As anyone who needs insulin to treat diabetes can tell you, that usually means regular checkups at the doctor’s office to fine-tune the dosage, monitor ...
Read More »Obamacare Won’t Swamp Doctors, Study Contends
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The greater number of Americans with health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will lead to only a ...
Read More »Obamacare Could Unravel If Supreme Court Strikes Subsidies
Exactly what would happen to the Affordable Care Act if the Supreme Court invalidates tax credits in the three dozen states where the federal government runs ...
Read More »Obama Wants To Clarify Abortion Rules in Affordable Care Act
The Obama administration is seeking to clarify rules for the coverage of elective abortion in health insurance exchanges. That is the issue that almost scuttled ...
Read More »Some Hepatitis C Patients Not Sick Enough To Qualify For Meds
By Michelle Andrews KAISER HEALTH NEWS In the past year, new hepatitis C drugs that promise higher cure rates and fewer side effects have given ...
Read More »Wal-Mart Plans 1-Stop Health Coverage Shopping
By Anne D’Innocenzio ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart is taking one-stop shopping to another area: health insurance. The world’s largest retailer plans to ...
Read More »Meet The New Boss of Healthcare.gov
By Jeff Cohen, WNPR and Diane Webber Kevin Counihan, the head of Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace, will be the new CEO of healthcare.gov, the website that 36 states ...
Read More »Proposal To Offer Skimpy, “Copper” Health Insurance Plans
By Michelle Andrews If you offer it, will they come? Insurers and some U.S. senators have proposed offering cheaper, skimpier “copper” plans on the health insurance ...
Read More »Obamacare ‘Here To Stay’ As Enrollment Exceeds 7 Million
By Mary Agnes Carey The Obama administration took a victory lap Tuesday as enrollment through the health law’s exchanges topped 7 million, a goal previously thought ...
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