Two-thirds of uninsured Californians could gain health coverage in 2014, report says

Nearly 5 million uninsured Californians could gain access to health coverage in 2014 when the nation's healthcare law expands eligibility for subsidized insurance programs for the poor, according to a new report. Read Story

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Junk food tax: Fighting obesity one penny at a time

Let's call it what it is: a sin tax. A California lawmaker is targeting the obesity epidemic by proposing a penny-an-ounce tax on soda and other sweetened drinks. That's good, but why not expand it to tax all junk food? Read Story

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What seniors will save as Medicare 'doughnut hole' closes

The widely unpopular "doughnut hole" - the coverage gap in the Medicare drug benefit - is headed for oblivion, under the new health law. Beginning this year, seniors who hit the doughnut hole will get substantial discounts on both brand-name and generic drugs.  Read Story

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Drug Shortages Plague Connecticut Hospitals

A shortage in medications has plagued hospitals in the U.S., and Connecticut health care officials say the state hasn't been spared. Read Story

As her health insurance rate climbs, disabled woman's income can't keep up

You can understand why Health Net is raising Paula Homan's monthly insurance rate by 37%, to $1,090 from $795. She just turned 60 and, statistically speaking, will be more prone to needing costly medical treatment. Paula Homan's story illustrates why we have to do a better job spreading healthcare costs across the entire spectrum of the population.  Read Story

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Health law could affect fertility treatment coverage

A panel of experts convened by the Institute of Medicine will decide whether infertility treatments should be included in exchange policies. Read Story

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States ignored warnings on unemployment insurance

States ignored warnings on unemployment insurance and are running out of money. Read Story

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More Americans skipping, delaying needed health care

The number of Americans aged 18 to 64 who said they skipped or delayed needed medical care in the past 12 months because of cost rose to 15 percent in 2009, government researchers reported Wednesday.  Read Story

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Alaska gov. refusing to enact health care law

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said he will not implement the federal health care overhaul after a judge in Florida struck down the law as unconstitutional.  Read Story

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Ariz. may require hospitals to check citizenship

Arizona lawmakers are trying to widen the state's illegal immigration crackdown with a proposal to require hospitals to confirm whether patients are in the country legally. Since most patients arriving at Arizona hospitals are American citizens, this law, if passed could have unintended consequences and cause unnecessary delay of treatment  to American citizens.  Read Story

New dietary guidelines released amid 'crisis' of obesity and diet-related diseases

Though the new guidelines don't differ greatly from the last recommendations, there's a greater sense of urgency as the majority of American adults and one in three children are deemed overweight or obese. Americans are being asked to avoid oversized portions, choose products that are lower in sodium, opt for water instead of sugary drinks and eat more fruits and vegetables -- half a plateful. Read Story

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Opposition to healthcare law eases, poll finds

Hard feelings over President Obama's healthcare overhaul have subsided, with only about 1 in 4 people supporting its repeal, an Associated Press-GfK poll has found. Read Story

Money can motivate weight loss - for a while

Obese people might be more likely to lose weight if they have money riding on their success -- but the pounds may creep back once the financial carrot is gone, a small study finds.  Read Story

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Some seniors are in for sticker shock on drug premiums

The Obama administration often touts the health-law provision that over the next decade will close the unpopular "doughnut hole" -- a gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage. Read Story

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Medicare chief says health law working

President Barack Obama's chief of health programs for the elderly and poor on Thursday said the year-old healthcare overhaul was helping millions of Americans and called a push by congressional Republicans to repeal the law unfortunate. Read Story

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Does a home-cooked meal mean putting a frozen dinner in the microwave? Are the only vegetables you eat found in carrot cake? Is "breakfast" a dirty word? Then you might be our next contender for Pantry Raid, our nutritional makeover series. Learn More

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Got a flexible spending account? Time is running out to spend unused money from 2010

If you have a health flexible spending account at work, there's still a little time to spend any money leftover in your account from 2010. Read Story

Health insurers dominate city and state markets

If you live in Alabama, chances are that you buy your health insurance from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, which controls 93 percent of the health-insurance market in the state. If you live in Wichita, Kan., you probably buy health insurance from Preferred Health Systems, which has 81 percent of that city's market. Read Story

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Farm insurance fraud is cheating taxpayers out of millions

Perpetrators falsely claim weather or insects destroyed their crops and cash in on a government-backed insurance program. Some don't bother planting at all. Others sell their harvests in secret.  The federal investigator took the witness stand and described the crime scene: a sprawling field clogged with boulders, native grasses and knee-high sagebrush. Read Story

1.6 Million In Connecticut Benefit From Reform Laws On Pre-existing Conditions

Federal health officials announce that 1.6 million people in Connecticut benefit from health reform laws on pre-existing conditions. Read Story

Buying health insurance for children

If in the past you tried to buy health insurance for a child with a preexisting health condition and were turned down, it's time to give it another shot. Find and compare affordable health insurance for children at Discount Insurance Marketplace.

Regulators have little power over health insurance rate increases

The healthcare law lets the Department of Health and Human Services set standards as to what constitutes an 'unreasonable' increase. But it doesn't give regulators any new powers to reject a proposed increase before it's implemented. Read Story

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Judge rules Obama healthcare law unconstitutional

A federal judge in Florida dealt President Obama's healthcare overhaul another legal blow Monday, ruling that the entire law is unconstitutional because of a requirement in the legislation that Americans get health insurance starting in 2014.  The ruling by a federal judge in Florida goes beyond a 2010 ruling that the law's insurance mandate is unconstitutional. Two other federal courts previously ruled the law and its mandate were permissible. The stage is now set for an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.  Read Story