🖤 Donations of all sizes power our public service journalism Give Now

Why the medical testing biz is like Gucci handbags

Jan 15, 2014
You'd think with millions of new patients coming in that lab owners would be drooling over their microscopes.

Obamacare stats show some young folks signed up

Jan 13, 2014
The federal government announced that nearly 2 million people enrolled for health insurance through the federal and state exchanges in December.

Obamacare backlog: Walgreen's offers month of drugs

Jan 3, 2014
Several pharmacies are offering to provide drugs to folks who've signed up for ACA -- even if their coverage hasn't kicked in yet.

How Obamacare will change the emergency room

Jan 2, 2014
The Affordable Care Act is supposed to give more people access to primary care doctors, getting them into treatment early.

If you haven't signed up for Obamacare yet ...

Dec 23, 2013
It’s D-day for millions of uninsured who want to get their policies in motion by Jan. 1.

Obamacare delay gives health care procrastinators another day

Dec 23, 2013
Who are the people who waited until the last minute to sign up?

Forget last-minute gift shopping: What about last-minute ACA sign-ups?

Dec 20, 2013
With the deadline for healthcare.gov sign-ups looming, we look at how administrators are preparing.

For public good, not for profit.

The selling of health insurance

Dec 16, 2013
Have you spotted them yet? Health care insurance ads. If you haven't seen any, just get ready -- there's a coming ad blitz.

Poll: Would you get health insurance or pay the penalty?

Dec 12, 2013
In a recent survey, 38 percent of respondents said they would rather pay a $400 fine than pay $3,000 for health insurance.

With Healthcare.gov, phones finally begin ringing at small insurers

Dec 11, 2013
Many small insurers expected a bonanza of new customers when Healthcare.gov began on Oct. 1, but the website's problems made the first weeks very quiet for them.