health care

Number of times each term was mentioned in a White House briefing, by week

The Fleeting Obsessions Of The White House Press Corps

6:16pm December 30, 2014

by Tamara Keith

From the VA and Secret Service scandals to Ebola, each week brought another hot issue into the White House briefing room. Here's a look at just how short the press corps' attention span was in 2014.

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Protesters rally outside the Supreme Court during the March for Life on Jan. 25, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

Big Question For 2015: Will The Supreme Court Rule On Abortion?

1:56pm December 30, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

States have passed more than 200 abortion regulations since 2010, and the number is expected to rise. Abortion rights supporters say that could cause big geographical variations in access to care.

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Hospitals Win In States That Chose To Expand Medicaid

11:58am December 30, 2014

In negotiations over the Affordable Care Act, hospitals agreed to cuts in federal payments for uncompensated care in the expectation that millions of people would get Medicaid coverage.

Kevin Counihan (left) runs HealthCare.gov, and Michael Cannon, of the Cato Institute, is a prominent critic of Obamacare.

A Split View On Obamacare's Past And Future

10:05am December 30, 2014

by Jeff Cohen

The Affordable Care Act created insurance subsidies that are under legal challenge. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in 2015 and could rule against a key provision of the law.

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Health & Safety

Wonder Abides, Even For A Skeptical Doctor

10:05am December 30, 2014

by John Henning Schumann

When science cannot explain patients' recoveries, even a doctor who studiously makes decisions based on the medical evidence is forced to rethink his ideas about hope and miracles.

Donna Giron wheels through the halls of the nursing home she's lived in since May. Finding an affordable home of her own has been difficult.

When Home And Health Are Just Out Of Reach

8:19am December 29, 2014

by Sarah Jane Tribble

Health insurance doesn't pay for housing, but sometimes that is what a patient needs most. A Medicaid experiment helps some elderly and disabled people move out of institutions into their own homes.

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Tennessee's Medicaid Deal Dodges A Partisan Fight

11:07am December 28, 2014

by Bobby Allyn

An agreement between the Tennessee Hospital Association and Republican Gov. Bill Haslam expands Medicaid without tax dollars, an agreement that could be a blueprint for other states.

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Need a gift for a 20-something kid about to age out of the family's health plan? Juana Rivera (left) discusses insurance options with Fabrizzio Russi, an agent from Sunshine Life and Health Advisors, at the Mall of the Americas in Miami.

Would You Like Health Insurance With Those Stocking Stuffers?

5:06pm December 26, 2014

by April Dembosky

While shoppers rush to the mall to pick up the last neckties and Transformers for Christmas, health officials are trying to pitch them on an unconventional gift this holiday season: health insurance.

Woman pushing man in wheelchair up ascending pulse trace graph.

Health & Safety

Is Your Heart Doctor In? If Not, You Might Not Be Any Worse Off

10:15am December 26, 2014

by Jordan Rau

Researchers find that high-risk heart patients in teaching hospitals fared better when their cardiologists were away at national conventions instead of working at their usual jobs. Why?

Obama Administration Downplays Court Challenge To Health Law

10:24am December 24, 2014

by Julie Rovner

With this year's enrollment in Obamacare brisk, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell says she's not worried that the U.S. Supreme Court may yet overturn a key provision of the law.

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