U.S. health care costs on the rise again
Americans’ annual medical bill tab tops $10,000 per person
DATE: Jul 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
Investigator: FDA still taking months to recall tainted food
WASHINGTON – Federal health officials failed to force a recall of peanut butter and almond products for three months after advanced DNA testing confirmed salmonella contamination, government...
DATE: Jun 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Health care issue, longtime uniter of Democrats, now divides
WASHINGTON – Health care for all. It’s a goal that tugs at the heartstrings of Democrats, but pursuing it usually invites political peril.
Now Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton a...
DATE: Feb 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Tax filing issues could jeopardize health law aid for many
WASHINGTON – About 1.4 million households that got financial help for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law failed to properly account for it on their tax returns last year, pu...
DATE: Jan 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Survey: Drop in uninsured stalled in ’15
More young people signing up, administration says
DATE: Jan 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
GOP looks at alternatives to repeal Affordable Care Act
In budget deal, health law foes took a different path
DATE: Dec 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Medical spending is taking off again
Report: Health expenditures top $3T
DATE: Dec 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Obama administration: New drugs must remain affordable
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration says a better balance is needed so new drugs aren’t priced out-of-reach for patients.
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell open...
DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Health care is back on ballot for 2016
Presidential candidates offering wide range of reform options
DATE: Oct 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Novel plan to curb drug costs seeks candidates’ attention
WASHINGTON – Consumer-friendly ratings of the benefits of new drugs. Limits on what patients pay. Requiring drug companies to disclose how much they actually spend on research.
Wi...
DATE: Sep 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Tardy tax filers risk loss of health-care subsidies
WASHINGTON – Sign-up season for President Barack Obama’s health-care law doesn’t start for another couple of months, but the next few days are crucial for hundreds of thousands of customers ...
DATE: Aug 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Number of uninsured continues to drop
Public support for health-care law grows
DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
