Insurance companies are exempt from antitrust laws. But Congress has been trying to change that for years, without success. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
First Lady Michelle Obama will lead a new campaign to fight childhood obesity. Nutrition advocates say part of this fight is making healthy food more appealing. Sarah Gardner reports.
California's largest for-profit health insurer, Anthem Blue Cross, has told individual policy holders their premiums may jump up as much as 39%. John Dimsdale reports that Anthem's rate increase has become part of the health care debate in Washington.
Last March, Congress began offering a 65 percent subsidy on premiums for COBRA, the expensive health care program for ex-employees. So far, the move has encouraged healthier people to sign up. Gregory Warner reports.
We're used to hearing that a good education is a ticket to a good job, but millions of Americans are feeling stuck in dead-end careers because they can't afford college. But that's changing in a few places around the country. Laurie Stern reports.
U.S. spending on health care hit an estimated $2.5 trillion in 2009, and taxpayers are footing more of that bill than anyone thought. Gregory Warner reports.
Why does the number of smokers in China exceed the U.S. population? And how is the country trying to turn that around? Steve Chiotakis takes the latest Marketplace Globalist Quiz with theglobalist.com editor-in-chief Stephan Richter.
Advocates for reforming chemical regulation are demanding the Senate enforce tougher rules on toxins. Jennifer Collins reports why scientists and other chemical reform supporters are pushing for higher safety standards.
A study published in the journal Health Affairs finds more money for community clinics has meant more treatment for the uninsured. Gregory Warner explores the relationship between doctors and hesitant uninsured patients.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda say their foundation will spend $10 billion researching and delivering new vaccines for the third world. Stephen Beard reports.
