At a press conference this afternoon, President Obama announced new rules that will allow insurance companies to keep people on health care plans cancelled by the Affordable Care Act through 2014. "This fix won't solve every problem for every person, but it is going to help of lot of people," Obama said.
Vet Shares Heartbreaking Story of Malpractice, Internet Demands Justice
There's no getting around it: This video is tough to watch. But having actually lived the things described therein — that may be the literal definition of torture.
Revealed: Obamacare Website's 'Mystery Girl' Is Not a US Citizen
Since the October 1st launch of the Affordable Care Act website there has been no Frequently Asked Question more frequently asked than "who is that girl?"
In October, fewer than 50,000 people successfully enrolled in private health care plans using HealthCare.gov. While that's an improvement from the website's disastrous first week, it's still far short of the Obama administration's target of 500,000 enrollees.
Con Artists Are Targeting Seniors with Health Care Scams
Forget working from home for $55/hour online — America's newest scam is health insurance.
Only Six People Signed Up on Healthcare.gov's First Day
Considering the years-long battle to pass the Affordable Care Act and the lengths to which Democrats went to protect it, the launch of President Obama's healthcare law was something of a disaster, marred mostly by the program's broken website. But now we know just how awful the enrollment numbers were from those first…
The office of Senator Ted Cruz told the New York Times that the Obamacare foe gets his own health coverage—through his wife's job at Goldman Sachs—"at no cost to the taxpayer." Experts estimate the Cruz family plan gets a federal tax subsidy of about $8,500.
The White House has just “tweaked” Obamacare: those who purchase marketplace coverage during the open enrollment period (up through March 31) will now avoid a potential tax penalty for time spent uncovered in the first months of 2014.
Tomorrow President Obama will declare that the Obamacare website glitches are "unacceptable." And speaking of unacceptable, Sen. Ted Cruz told ABC's This Week on Sunday that "I would do anything, and will continue to do anything, to stop the train wreck that is Obamacare."
Tennessee Man Cries Blood
A Tennessee man uncontrollably cries blood, leaving him without a job and out of school.
Tea Party Republican Defends Being on Medicaid While Opposing Medicaid
A Tea Party candidate for Idaho's House of Representatives defended himself against allegations of hypocrisy following an NBC News article in which he admitted to signing his entire family up for Medicaid while running on a platform that calls for the dismantling of all government programs.
Today, Maine becomes the first U.S. state to allow residents to legally purchase cheap mail-order prescription drugs from foreign pharmacies.
Applying for Health Insurance: Before and After Obamacare
While politicians argue incessantly around President Obama's healthcare system overhaul, one thing gets frequently lost in the din: Does Obamacare actually improve America's healthcare system.
Millions of Poor Left Uninsured Because of Medicaid Expansion Opt-Out
The New York Times published an infuriating report this morning that highlights the ways in which millions of poor Americans will be left without health coverage because 26 Republican-controlled states refused to expand Medicaid coverage. Two-thirds of poor black Americans and single mothers will be without coverage…
A Right-Wing Congressman Just Endorsed John Kerry's Health-Care Plan
Republican congressman Darrell Issa "ponders," in an image posted to twitter complete with clip art of Rodin's Thinker: "What would a free-market approach to healthcare actually look like?"
Kimmel Asks Americans to Choose: Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act
If asked to pick between Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act, which would Americans choose? And would it matter to them that they are synonyms for the same fucking thing?
The Obama administration has approved new rules that will extend minimum wage and overtime pay to home health care workers in 2015. Home care workers have been exempt from federal wage laws since 1974 when “they were placed in the same category as neighborhood baby sitters.”
Trader Joe’s No Longer Offering Health Benefits to Part-Timers
Trader Joe’s fans are now going to have a harder time defending the store’s “great treatment” of workers. Famous for providing health benefits to even part-time employees, the company announced that all those who work under 30 hours a week will no longer be eligible for company-provided insurance in the new year.…
Patient Sues Doctor for Drawing Mustache on Her Face During Surgery
A former patient of Southern California's Torrance Memorial Medical Center is suing the hospital after an anesthesiologist took advantage of her unconscious state to draw a black mustache and yellow teardrops on her face.
Husband Asking People on the Street for a Kidney for His Wife Gets One
An elderly South Carolina man whose wife's only kidney was failing became concerned that their time together would run out before her name reached the top of the waiting list, so he did what any loving husband would do: He walked the streets of his hometown for a year asking strangers for a spare kidney.
