How Breastfeeding-Friendly Is Your State?
State laws can make a big difference as to how easy it is for mothers to breastfeed their babies for as long as pediatricians recommend.
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Affordable Care Act
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Where’s the Health-Care Revolution?
This year's presidential candidates have spent a lot of time talking about health-care affordability, but not much time discussing how to curb health-care spending.
Does Obamacare Really Kill Jobs?
The Republican presidential hopefuls keep referring to the Affordable Care Act as a "job-killer." Is there any truth to that?
The Medicaid Coverage Gap Persists
A new report estimates that almost three million low-income Americans are still without health insurance due to the Medicaid coverage gap.
Five Studies: The Importance—and Difficulty—of Talking About Advanced-Care Planning
The danger of silence when it comes to end-of-life care.
A Showdown Year for Reproductive Rights
Two potentially sweeping Supreme Court cases set the stage for a seismic shift in the battle over abortion and contraception.
How It Feels to Read the Walkercare Plan as a Former Obamacare User
I realized many provisions in Obamacare are made to benefit me and those like me.
Team Hillary and the Insurance Lobby
After insurers helped to torpedo Hillary Clinton’s 1993 health care reform, its lobby sought influence among Democrats through a new kind of Washington firm with ties to the Clintons.
Risking Your Health for Your Politics
Republicans aren't signing up for Obamacare, even if it would help them.