Health Care Reform:

News and Features Related to Health Care Reform

1. Confused by Health Care Exchanges? Help Is Coming
   

   May 8, 2013 -- Now that the federal government is building health insurance Marketplaces (also called Exchanges) in 34 states, the question is: Will customers come? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the government division overseeing the roll out of the new Marketplaces, is getti

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2. Medicaid Expansion May Help Wallets, Mental Health
   

   By Karen Pallarito HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- As states prepare to expand Medicaid in 2014, a new study provides insight into how that health insurance coverage might affect low-income adults and what it means for access to care and the cost of care. The study found that

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3. Doctors' Incomes Up, Orthopedic Surgeons Lead
   

   April 30, 2013 -- Most doctors' incomes are going up, with orthopedic surgeons once again leading the way, according to a new Medscape survey of nearly 22,000 U.S. doctors. Orthopedic surgeons earn an average of $405,000 a year, while HIV/infectious disease specialists earn the least, averaging $170

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4. What’s Ahead for the Affordable Care Act in 2013?
   

   March 22, 2013 -- This month marks the third anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act becoming law. Consumers have gained access to many new benefits under the law since it was passed in 2010. They include free preventive services, new rights to appeal insurers’ decisions, drug

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5. Millions Got Free Preventive Care From Health Law
   

   By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- About 71 million Americans with private health insurance plans received at least one free preventive health service -- such as a mammogram or flu shot -- in 2011 and 2012 because of the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administra

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6. Feds Take Lead on Health Insurance Exchanges
   

   By Karen Pallarito HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- More than half the states in the nation have decided to let the federal government take on the task of creating one of the most complex yet vital parts of the massive 2010 health reform law, which was championed by President B

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7. Protecting Your Wallet From the Cost of Illness
   

   No one wants to think about it, but any of us can become seriously sick or injured. Here's a guide to the types of insurance that can help shield you and your family from the financial burden of injury and illness. What is it? Disability insurance replaces part of your income if an injury or disease

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8. When Disability Strikes Unexpectedly
   

   Becoming disabled even for a short time can turn your life upside down. Extended disability can sometimes create financial problems and emotional stress. Knowing what to do if you become disabled can help lessen the stress and financial burden of disability. If you've become disabled and can't work,

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9. What Federal Budget Cuts Could Mean to Health Care
   

   By Barbara Bronson Gray HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- "Sequestration" is Washington-speak for the approximately $85 billion in annual federal spending cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011. Those cuts were originally set to take effect on Jan. 1, but were delayed

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10. State of the Union Addresses Medicare, Gun Control
    

    Feb. 13, 2012 -- In his fifth State of the Union address, President Barack Obama spoke mostly as a job creator in chief, deficit reducer in chief, and commander in chief. But he took a few minutes to put health care policy on his second-term agenda, including the public health issue of gun violence.

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