Articles filed under Health
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Obama’s simple promises vex complex health rolloutNov 05, 2013 8:03 am - WASHINGTON — It sounded so simple. Too simple, it turns out. President Barack Obama’s early efforts to boil down an intricate health care law so Americans could understa...
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HealthCare.gov: How a start-up failed to launchNov 03, 2013 4:54 pm - Washington Post WASHINGTON — In May 2010, two months after the Affordable Care Act squeaked through Congress, President Barack Obama’s top economic aides were getting wo...
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Romney accuses Obama of ‘fundamental dishonesty’ on health lawNov 03, 2013 4:44 pm - Washington Post WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney stepped up his attack on President Barack Obama’s health reform program on Sunday, accusing the president of “fundamental dishon...
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Obama’s health law finally gets real for AmericaNov 03, 2013 3:20 pm - WASHINGTON — Now is when Americans start figuring out that President Barack Obama’s health care law goes beyond political talk, and really does affect them and people th...
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FDA enlists companies to head off drug shortagesNov 03, 2013 6:02 am - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration announced a new proposal to try and head off more shortages of crucial medications that have disrupted care at hospitals an...
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Climate report sees violent, sicker, poorer futureNov 02, 2013 8:57 pm - WASHINGTON — Starvation, poverty, flooding, heat waves, droughts, war and disease already lead to human tragedies. They’re likely to worsen as the world warms from man-m...
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HealthCare.gov: How a start-up failed to launchNov 02, 2013 7:50 pm - WASHINGTON — In May 2010, two months after the Affordable Care Act squeaked through Congress, President Barack Obama’s top economic aides were getting worried. Larry Sum...
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First insurance cancellation, then sticker shockNov 02, 2013 4:12 pm - MIAMI — Dean Griffin liked the health insurance he purchased for himself and his wife three years ago and thought he’d be able to keep the plan even after the federal Af...
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Food stamp cuts worry Illinois residentsNov 01, 2013 9:00 pm - CHICAGO — When Larry Bossom lost his information technology job a few months ago, he turned to a Chicago food pantry and the federal food stamps program to help make end...
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Judge clears way for domestic horse slaughterNov 01, 2013 5:24 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal judge in Albuquerque has cleared the way for horse slaughterhouses to begin operating in the U.S. again. U.S. District Judge Christina Armi...