health care

House Votes To Repeal Affordable Care Act

5:51pm February 03, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The vote was 239-186. The bill would repeal the health care law and direct panels to come up with a replacement. The measure, which is unlikely to pass the Senate, faces a presidential veto threat.

Participants in a boxing class designed specifically for people with Parkinson's disease at Fight 2 Fitness gym in Pawtucket, R.I.

Health & Safety

Fight Parkinson's: Exercise May Be The Best Therapy

4:47pm February 03, 2015

by Richard Knox

Several times a week, Mike Quaglia dons bright red boxing gloves and pummels a hundred-pound punching bag. He has Parkinson's disease, and the boxing helps alleviate his symptoms.

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Jose Ramirez and Mariana Silva speak in December with Yosmay Valdivia (right), an agent from Sunshine Life and Health Advisors, at the Mall of the Americas in Miami about plans available from the Affordable Care Act.

Florida Leads Insurance Sign-Ups, Despite Political Opposition To Overhaul

2:13pm February 02, 2015

by Phil Galewitz

With two weeks to go until the 2015 Obamacare enrollment deadline, Florida is ahead of even California, which has twice the population and embraced the Affordable Care Act from the start.

Harvard University student Elana Simon introduces President Obama before he spoke at the White House Friday about an initiative to encourage research into more precise medicine.

Obama Wants Funding For Research On More Precise Health Care

1:23pm January 30, 2015

by Richard Harris

Doctors and scientists could could learn a lot more about diseases if the were able to to tap into a wide spectrum of information about people who get sick and those who stay healthy.

Experiments With Coordinating Medical Care Deliver Mixed Results

11:42am January 30, 2015

by Jay Hancock

The medical home is intended to make health care better and safer by having primary care providers manage a patient's care. So far it's not clear if they can also save money.

Pro Football Hall Of Fame Tackles Assisted Living Center

10:07am January 30, 2015

by M.L. Schultze

Canton, Ohio, has launched an ambitious expansion plan, including assisted living for Hall of Famers. The concept is part business, part nostalgia and part a sense of responsibility to ballplayers.

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Cleveland Clinic pharmacist Katie Greenlee talks with Morgan Clay about how he should take his prescriptions when he leaves the hospital.

Cleveland Hospitals Grapple With Readmission Fines

11:44am January 29, 2015

by Sarah Jane Tribble

The Cleveland Clinic has seen its Medicare penalties go down, while those paid by hospitals that serve many of Cleveland's poorer residents have gone up.

Lori Lomas, an insurance agent with Feather Financial in Quincy, Calif., has noticed that her clients in San Francisco have many more health carrier options than her mountain neighbors.

Insurance Choices Dwindle In Rural California As Blue Shield Pulls Back

10:32am January 29, 2015

by Pauline Bartolone

When Blue Shield of California stopped selling individual health policies in many zip codes in 2014, even insurance agents were surprised. Blue Shield says it dropped out to keep premiums low.

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A hospital bed is draped with a flag after a veteran died in the hospice ward at St. Albans VA in Queens, N.Y.

VA Steps Up Programs As More Veterans Enter Hospice Care

4:32pm January 28, 2015

by Quil Lawrence

As the generation that served in World War II and Korea grows older, the demand on the Department of Veterans Affairs for end-of-life care is growing with them. Now, the VA is trying new ways to help.

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Health & Safety

Am I Responsible If The Insurance Exchange Flubs My Subsidy?

2:12pm January 28, 2015

by Michelle Andrews

Mistakes are made. If the health insurance marketplaces screw up in calculating subsidies for consumers, it's the individual who is likely to be on the hook for repaying the excess.