Obamacare Repeal Would Add Billions to Deficit
A new report adds to the debate over the economic impact of the Affordable Care Act in advance of a much-awaited Supreme Court ruling.
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Doctors, Nurses Among 243 Charged In Million-Dollar Medicare Schemes
One doctor alone is accused of causing nearly $23 million in fraud losses, including "over 1,000 expensive power wheelchairs ... that were not medically necessary and often not provided."
Surprise! Some Job-Based Health Plans Don't Cover Hospitalization
Better read the fine print of your health insurance policy. An unlucky woman in Minnesota learned her policy was woefully skimpy only after she fell while walking her dogs, and faced a $19,000 bill.
Videos On End-Of-Life Choices Ease Tough Conversation
A program in Hawaii aims to reduce the number of older people who spend their final days of life in a hospital. Hawaii has one of the highest rates of hospital deaths for those over age 65 in the U.S.
Insurance Still Doesn't Cover Childbirth For Some Young Women
Insurance coverage for maternity care is deemed essential under the Affordable Care Act. But adult children on a parent's plan still may be on the hook for the cost of childbirth. And it's not cheap.
Updated Training Of Birth Control Counselors Boosts Use Of IUDs
And when the use of intrauterine devices and hormonal implants by young women goes up, the number of unplanned pregnancies sharply drops, researchers find.
Supreme Court Denies N.C. Appeal On State's Ultrasound Abortion Law
The controversial 2011 law was previously struck down on the grounds that it reflected ideological, rather than medical, priorities.
Drama On The Docket: High Court's Term Set To End With Slate Of Big Cases
It's crunch time for the U.S. Supreme Court, as consequential decisions will be coming soon. The biggest issues left: same-sex marriages, subsidies under Obamacare and lethal injection drugs.
A Look At Sports And Health In America
Americans' relationship with sports changes as we grow older. About three-quarters of adults say they played sports as children. By the time people are in their late 20s, only about a quarter do.
Some Insured Patients Still Skipping Care Because Of High Costs
Research shows that, even with health insurance, many people put off expensive surgery, medicine and tests because they can't afford the high deductibles or copays. A few states hope to change that.