By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As families prepare to choose health insurance coverage during the open enrollment period, a recent report...
(ABC News) – When the House voted to approve the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act this week, lawmakers including Speaker John Boehner rejoiced that the move...
TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writer Millions of Medicare Advantage customers are fast approaching a deadline for a task they’d rather avoid: Researching and then settling on...
JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many immigrants in the United States illegally who apply for work permits under President Barack Obama’s new executive actions...
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Some low-cost generic drugs that have helped restrain health care costs for decades are seeing unexpected price spikes...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare said Friday it will consider paying doctors to counsel patients about their options for end-of-life care, the same idea that spurred...
by Ron Pollack Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper As we head into autumn, people with Medicare once again need to consider their options for...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services removed data about many serious hospital errors from public access earlier this month, preventing patients from thoroughly researching the...
WASHINGTON – The number of senior citizens getting narcotic painkillers and anti-anxiety medications under Medicare’s prescription drug program is climbing sharply, and those older patients...
[Wall Street Journal] Nearly half of the 114 hospitals and doctor groups that began Accountable Care Organizations under the health law in 2012 managed to slow...
Richard Green may be harmed by Georgia opting out of a provision of the Affordable Care Act By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Believe it or not, President Obama’s decision to finally stand up to Teapublicans – a Republican Party hijacked by...
[Forbes] Dr. Kavita Patel and John Rother A fundamental principle of the American health care system has always been that your medical care is driven by...
[TUSCON NEWS NOW] WASHINGTON (AP) – Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies...
By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist Recently, 400,000 poor and underserved Louisianans, many them people of color, were shut out of potentially life-saving health insurance...
[THE TAMPA TRIBUNE] – Q What are the benefits of using direct deposit or electronic payments? A It’s safe, secure, convenient, your checks will not get lost in...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Even though feuding Democrats and Republicans reached a last-minute deal on New Year’s Day to avoid the fiscal cliff,...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist It should be embarrassing enough that President Obama and House Republicans postponed making tough fiscal decisions by kicking the...
