The Department of Health and Human Services is grappling with that question. The health care reform bill that passed says that at least 80 percent of all premiums must go towards care, but doesn't define what care constitutes of.
There are an estimated 45 million people under 65 who don't have dental insurance. For some — like reporter Vanessa Romo — that means going out on a limb and naming your own price.
Insurance companies are looking forward to healthy young people back on their books, now that the age children can stay on their parents' health insurance jumped from 19 to 26. But first, they'll have to convince young people that it's worth it.
The Food and Drug Administration will limit access patients have to the diabetes drug Avandia. But a study suggested that there's a 40 percent increase in risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke and death among Avandia users.
A number of new health care provisions are taking effect and young people will see some of the biggest changes. Health reporter Gregory Warner talks with Steve Chiotakis about what kind of changes are happening and who will pay for all of this.
Kai Ryssdal talks to Tracey Carson of the Mason School District in Ohio, about the district's decision to put vending machines that dispense carrots into schools.
With the new provisions of the health care reform comes new restrictions and rules. Gregory Warner parses through the details of what's happening at the insurance companies, and what that means for you.
