Unauthorized sign-ups cast shadow on Obamacare’s record enrollment

A newsletter briefing on the health-care policy debate in Washington. Good morning. I’m Julie Appleby, a KFF Health News senior correspondent ... its latest bid to open a supervised drug-use ... Read More

Open Enrollment 2024: When to Buy a Health Insurance Policy

In most states, open enrollment ... to have health insurance to avoid the high cost of health care. Without health insurance, you could end up wiping out a savings account or having to borrow money to ... Read More

Biden’s election-year play to further expand Obamacare

The administration says states can add dental coverage to Affordable Care Act health plans. The move reveals the president’s ACA aspirations. Read More

Republicans Plotting To Destroy Obamacare Despite Record Enrollment: Ami Bera

Bera highlighted the significance of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also popularly known as Obamacare ... how millions of Americans now benefit from quality health care at minimal costs due ... Read More

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Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year ... Read More

Obamacare plans are being switched without enrollees’ permission

Obamacare open enrollment ends January 15 as interest surges. Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan to another without their express ... Read More

Affordable Care Act enrollment jumped nearly 50% in Duval County, outpacing rest of state

During the 2024 open enrollment ... the word during its news broadcasts by setting up phone banks in its studio for people to call and get more information about health insurance options. Read More

Nearly a third of Americans unaware solar eclipse could cause eye damage, Ohio State says

Almost 30 percent of Americans are unaware of the potential for eye damage ... said the survey was conducted to raise awareness about the health risks an eclipse — like the one on April 8 ... Read More

Older Americans are still feeling the effects of pandemic isolation

COVID-19 lockdowns prompted countless American seniors to become ... social and cognitive health," Finlay said in a university news release. For the study, Finlay and her colleagues surveyed ... Read More

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CBS News Miami's chief meteorologist Ivan Cabrera's weather outlook for South Florida. O.J. Simpson was famously acquitted in the 1994 slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend ... Read More

Sexual Health News

June 12, 2023 — Women who used combined contraceptive pills were at greater risk of developing depression than women who did not, according to a new study. Contraceptive pills increased women's ... Read More