Individual Health

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  What my mother taught me about health care

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 17, 2013

  I could report and write about health care all day long — which, oh yea, I do — but my cancer survivor mother has taught me more about it than anyone else.

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  Employers will keep coverage, despite PPACA, survey finds

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 17, 2013

  Health insurance in the workplace won’t go away because of PPACA. But it will be different.

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  Feds post PCIP regs

  By Allison Bell  |  May 17, 2013

  The rule will set reimbursement rates and ban balance billing.

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  Iowa dentists win state balance billing victory

  By Allison Bell  |  May 17, 2013

  A plan can cap fees only when it helps pay for the care, the court says.

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  D.C. exchange attracts 4 big players

  By Allison Bell  |  May 17, 2013

  The menu could include plans from Aetna, CareFirst, Kaiser and UnitedHealthcare.

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  Mich. Senate votes to extend health claims tax

  By David Eggert  |  May 17, 2013

  Out-of-state carriers are exempt, and that has led to a revenue shortfall.

• Experiment brings human cloning one step closer

  By Staff Writer  |  May 16, 2013

  Researchers have cloned embryonic stem cells without using embryos.

• How trace amounts of arsenic end up in grocery store meat

  By Staff Writer  |  May 16, 2013

  Seriously, these days, trace amounts of just about every unwanted substance is found in our food.

• Men who are physically strong are more likely to have right wing political views

  By Staff Writer  |  May 16, 2013

  The Republican party really “pumps… you up!”

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  Saudi health workers sickened by SARS-like virus

  By Mike Stobbe  |  May 16, 2013

  The new virus is distinct from SARS, but health officials worry it has potential to flare into a SARS-like international outbreak.