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Several Democrats Eying A Presidential Run Embrace 'Medicare-For-All'
The idea, they say, would be to eliminate the health insurance industry and replace it with government-run health insurance. The industry is already gearing up to oppose any moves in that direction. -
Is It An Issue That Hospital Workers Wear Scrubs Outside?
Is there a chance germs are hopping a ride in or out of hospitals on workers' garb? -
Federal Shutdown Has Meant Steep Health Bills For Some Families
An air traffic controller is just one employee locked into the terms of a health plan because of the ongoing federal shutdown. It's meant his child's hospital bills are "out-of-network." -
Rent Or Insulin? The Rising Cost Of Diabetes Meds Forces Patients Into Difficult Choices
The price of insulin is three times higher today than it was 15 years ago. -
Clinics Struggle To Resolve Fears Over Medicaid Sign-Ups And Green Cards
Should doctors warn patients of a policy threat that may not come to pass? That's the question pending, as the Trump administration weighs whether to deny green cards to immigrants on Medicaid. -
Democrats' Health Care Ambitions Meet The Reality Of Divided Government
Congressional Democrats want to protect health coverage and protections of the Affordable Care Act. With the Senate in Republican hands, House Democrats will hold hearings and may turn to the courts. -
Rep. Joe Kennedy Says 'We All Deserve Better' Amidst Government Shutdown
“Until the president is willing to put forth a proposal ... it makes it next to impossible for anyone else to try to figure out how to get out of this," Kennedy said. -
Healey Joins Lawsuit Challenging Texas Court's Affordable Care Act Ruling
Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday joined with 16 of her counterparts from across the country in challenging a Texas ruling that the 2010 Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. -
To Get Mental Health Help For A Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody
Doctors told Toni and Jim Hoy their young son needed intensive, specialized care away from home — institutional services that cost at least $100,000 a year. Insurance wouldn't cover the cost. -
How Sen. Orrin Hatch Shaped America's Health Care In Controversial Ways
Republican Orrin Hatch is leaving the Senate after 42 years. He led bipartisan efforts to get more kids and AIDS patients health care. He also thrived on donations from the drug industry.
