Health Issues

Feb 27, 2017

Plan to repeal Obama health law shows GOP governors are torn

The nation's governors don't want people in their states to lose health coverage under a repeal of the Obama-era health care law


Feb 27, 2017

Doctor-to-doctor donation: Kidney saves sick colleague

A California doctor has a colleague to thank for giving him the gift of life


Feb 26, 2017

Report warns of state money fallout from health law repeal

A report about the potential consequences of repealing the nation's health care law warns federal spending cuts probably would threaten many people with coverage loss.


Feb 25, 2017

Pre-existing conditions complicate health care replacement

As Republicans try to replace the Affordable Care Act, one of the most popular parts of the law will be among the most difficult to replace: the guarantee of health insurance coverage for people with pre-existing health conditions


Feb 25, 2017

Celebrities launch pot brands as California legalizes drug

Country singer Willie Nelson, the children of the late reggae icon Bob Marley and comedian Whoopi Goldberg are just a few of the growing number of celebrities publicly jumping into the marijuana industry and eyeing the California pot market


Feb 24, 2017

GOP governors outline health care plan, Medicaid changes

Republican governors are sending a clear message to Congress: Don't scrap the health care law without a viable alternative


Feb 22, 2017

Health law created winners and losers when buying insurance

Former President Barack Obama's health care law created winners and losers for people buying their own health insurance


Feb 21, 2017

Rise in premiums lays bare 2 Americas on health care

Former President Barack Obama's health care law rewrote the rules for people buying their own health insurance, creating winners and losers


Feb 20, 2017

GOP health plan: Lower costs, better care, or road to ruin?

Top House Republicans say their outline for replacing President Barack Obama's health care law is a pathway to greater flexibility and lower costs for consumers


Feb 20, 2017

House GOP hails health plan that Democrats call inadequate

Top House Republicans say their outline for replacing President Barack Obama's health care law is a pathway to greater flexibility and lower costs for consumers


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