Shutdown or not, health insurance markets open today
Millions of Americans will be able to shop for the first time today on the insurance marketplaces that are at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care reforms, entering a world that is supposed to simplify the mysteries of health coverage but could end up making it even more confusing, at least initially.
Health overhaul confuses Medicare beneficiaries
Dear seniors, your Medicare benefits aren’t changing under the Affordable Care Act. That’s the message federal health officials are trying to get out to elderly consumers confused by overlapping enrollment periods for Medicare and so-called “Obamacare.”
Health law challenge threatens government shutdown
A conservative challenge to the president’s health care law has the federal government teetering on the brink of a partial shutdown.
The Senate has the next move on must-do legislation required to keep the government open past midnight today.
Applying for health insurance? Look forward to lots of homework
WASHINGTON — Getting covered through President Barack Obama’s health care law might feel like a combination of doing your taxes and making a big purchase
Government says health spending to jump next year
WASHINGTON — The nation’s health care spending will jump by 6.1 percent next year as the big coverage expansion in President Barack Obama’s overhaul kicks
Passport to Wellness program targets student health
A community-wide health initiative will soon be taking place in Lowndes County.
Passport to Wellness is a year-long initiative sponsored by Mississippi University for Women that partners with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation and local schools.
Some flu vaccines promise a little more protection
WASHINGTON — Flu vaccination is no longer merely a choice between a jab in the arm or a squirt in the nose. This fall, some
Whole health: Local integrative health coach reminds us ‘you are what you eat’
Remember when your grandmother passed on that wise adage, “You are what you eat?” No one believes that more than Lacretia Scarboro.
Fracking study links drilling, air pollution
PITTSBURGH — A project examining the local health impacts from natural gas drilling is providing some of the first preliminary numbers about people who may
Abortion coverage for Congress under health law?
WASHINGTON — It’s an issue lawmakers may not want to have to explain at town hall meetings back home: An attempt to fix a problem
FDA defining what ‘gluten free’ means on packages
A label that reads “gluten free” will now mean the same thing for all food, regardless of which kind you buy.
Panel backs lung cancer screening for some smokers
For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former heavy smokers should get annual scans to cut
Miss. officials dispute home child care criticism
JACKSON — State officials call inaccurate a recent federal report that criticizes Mississippi for not regulating hundreds of home-based child care operations. The July 11
Obama to talk up health care law’s rebates
WASHINGTON — Eager to counter Republicans intent on repealing his health care law, President Barack Obama will argue that it’s working and hold up as
Froma Harrop: Those who abuse their health
In addition to being a fine actor, James Gandolfini was smart and rich. He could afford the best medical care the West has to offer
Some points to know about the coming health care overhaul
Still a little hazy about the health care overhaul? You have plenty of company. About half the people surveyed earlier this spring by the nonpartisan
Gov’t report: Smooth launch unsure for health care law
There’s no guarantee that President Barack Obama’s health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress.
Sunscreen slows skin aging, if used often enough
WASHINGTON — If worry about skin cancer doesn’t make you slather on sunscreen, maybe vanity will: New research provides some of the strongest evidence to
Mastectomy: Radical or sensible?
When actress Angelina Jolie recently revealed she had undergone a preventative double mastectomy, it was a very personal decision that sparked a very public debate.
Report: Nation’s kids need more P.E.
WASHINGTON — Reading, writing, arithmetic — and PE? The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of