Health & Safety

Affordable Care Act Allowed More People In Arts To Obtain Healthcare

6:05pm January 15, 2017

St. Louis-based singer-songwriter Beth Bombara explains why it was difficult for self-employed musicians like her to obtain health insurance before the Affordable Care Act.

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The nonviolent actions of Dr. King inspired young Kennedy Odede. In this March 21, 1965 file photo, King leads a civil rights march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., to protest voting laws.

How Martin Luther King Jr. Changed The Life Of A Street Kid In Kenya

7:00am January 15, 2017

by Marc Silver

Kennedy Odede was living on the streets, getting into fights. He was looking for hope. And he found it in the story of Martin Luther King Jr.

House Speaker Paul Ryan and Vice President-elect Mike Pence plan to include defunding of Planned Parenthood in a budget reconciliation bill intended to also defund the Affordable Care Act.

That Vow To Defund Planned Parenthood: Easy To Say, Hard To Do

6:00am January 15, 2017

by Julie Rovner

Federal funding for the group that helps supply women's reproductive health care is built into multiple places in the budget, and stripping it out is not as simple as it may sound.

Customers at Puzzles Bakery & Café in Schenectady, N.Y. More than half the staff at the café has a developmental disability.

For People With Developmental Disabilities, Food Work Means More Self Reliance

1:50pm January 14, 2017

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Finding a job and building a life of their own can be a monumental challenge for people with developmental disabilities. But food work can be a good fit for many of them.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks on Capitol Hill in December alongside House Speaker Paul Ryan.

GOP's Go-Slow 'Rescue Mission' Plan To Replace Obamacare

9:36am January 14, 2017

by Susan Davis

Republicans say they will replace Obamacare using a methodical, step-by-step legislative approach combined with executive actions from the next Health and Human Services secretary.

When Ashley Theriot died unexpectedly at the age of 32, her friend ask her family if they'd donate Theriot's kidney. They agreed, and now that kidney — and 7 more of her organs — have new lives.

Health & Safety

Through Organ Donation, One Woman's Death Gives Life To Others

8:08am January 14, 2017

by Scott Simon

When Ashley Theriot died unexpectedly at the age of 32, her friend asked her family if they'd donate Theriot's kidney. They agreed, and now that kidney — and seven more of her organs — have new lives.

What An Obamacare Repeal Would Mean For Rural Hospitals

8:08am January 14, 2017

Scott Simon speaks with Maggie Elehwany of the National Rural Health Association about a possible Obamacare repeal. She supports the law, but says the way it was implemented has hurt rural hospitals.

Map showing youth unemployment by country

Surprising Charts About Smoking, Unemployment And Mobile Phones

7:00am January 14, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

Find out why a World Bank data scientist got excited about the global charts of 2016.

Democrats Hold Rallies Across Country To Fight GOP Efforts To Repeal Obamacare

4:41pm January 13, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Democrats will hold rallies across the country to protest the GOP agenda aimed at dismantling the Affordable Care Act. Sen. Bernie Sanders is playing a central role as he leads party outreach.

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Tennesseans: 'Will Policies Protect Us As The ACA Is Repealed?'

4:41pm January 13, 2017

by Chas Sisk

Tennessee has one of the least healthy populations in the country, a problem its Republican governor tried to address by expanding Medicaid. It was rejected, and insurers have raised their rates.