NNPA NEWSWIRE — “My father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 10 years ago and I was under no illusions that he would live forever but never, in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A.P.” Powell, the founder and CEO of HeroZona, calls the recently established free drive-thru testing site “COVID City.” Funding for the site came...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Minority and low-income Americans suffer from a significant lack of access to quality health care. They are also more likely not to have...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The voice of working-class and middle-class Americans have been drowned out by lobbyists and special interest groups. This, combined with the astronomical cost...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While Black women get breast cancer at a lower rate than white women, we are 42 percent more likely to die from it....
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Census Bureau released this week its annual report on health insurance coverage, showing that while nearly 2 million people nationwide are losing...
FLORIDA COURIER — After a health insurance change forced Bernard Macon to cut ties with his Black doctor, he struggled to find another African American physician online....
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A report released Sunday shows that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not the scourge that Republicans make it out to be. In...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the American Cancer Society, Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind lung cancer. African-American...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In recent times, more and more grandparents, primarily grandmothers, are taking on the responsibility of being the primary caretaker of their grandchildren. In...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The best way to ring in 2019 is by getting the peace of mind that comes with having health insurance for you and...
DALLAS POST TRIBUNE — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is hosting local information events to assist those interested in signing up or learning more...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…we still face unprecedented challenges in our struggle against HIV/AIDS. ...Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans have debated proposals to slash funding for HIV/AIDS...
GREENE COUNTY DEMOCRAT — “In Greene County because we are a poor county, one in three patients do not have any insurance, which means we provide...
TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writer Employers are leaving a bigger chunk of the bill for care to workers who use their health insurance, and benefits experts...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — With the third open enrollment season under the Affordable Care Act beginning in about six weeks, Obama administration officials said Tuesday...
(PBS) Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on health and retirement, is here to provide the Medicare answers you need in “Ask Phil, the Medicare...
TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writers MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of two major health insurers planning multibillion dollar acquisitions made their case...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that President Barack Obama’s health care law unjustly burdens religiously affiliated employers by forcing them to...
CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — About 9.9 million people have signed up and paid for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health...
(Forbes) – As hospital operators begin to report second period earnings — the sixth consecutive quarter of new revenue from once uninsured patients — the number...
(Time) – As the number of elderly Americans soars, Medicare is testing improved benefits for seriously ill seniors. Medicare recently announced new rules that may ease...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — As Medicare and Medicaid turn 50 this week, the nation takes a look at the impact...
(Miami Herald) – Consumers with health insurance shouldered more of the expense for their medical care in 2014, but Florida and nearly every other state did little...
(Morning Ticker) – Recently we reported on the FDA’s decision to approve Entresto, a new drug from Novartis that has shown an astonishing 20 percent reduction...
