Tag: Health

Cigna continues to take a loss from their individual plans under Obamacare. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

Beltway Confidential

Cigna news is the latest iceberg hit by Obamacare

William Upton · November 4, 2016 7:46 pm

By virtually every measure, including rates of life expectancy, malnutrition, poverty, violence and literacy, human beings are doing exponentially better today than ever before.

The case for optimism

Daniel Allott · November 4, 2016 3:00 pm

While we all want to see our fellow Americans taking advantage of the health insurance options available to them, this spike in applications doesn't necessarily represent a success for the law. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Increased traffic for healthcare.gov may not be a good sign

Hadley Heath Manning · November 3, 2016 1:46 pm

At a Miami rally on Wednesday, Donald Trump continued to attack Hillary Clinton over her health. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Trump hits Clinton over exhaustion. Do voters care?

Jason Russell · November 2, 2016 5:38 pm

The D.C. Council on Tuesday preliminarily approved a bill to allow terminally ill patients to end their own life. (iStock Photo)

DC Council advances assisted suicide bill

Robert King · November 1, 2016 7:43 pm

Anyone requiring coverage for longer than a few weeks will face a choice: Either purchase an expensive Obamacare-compliant plan or forgo coverage altogether. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Beltway Confidential

Don’t divorce Americans from short-term health insurance

Sally Pipes · November 1, 2016 4:01 am

White House trick-or-treaters are coming away with sweet treats that include the official White House Halloween cookie, which is made with 1 pound of sugar and 2 pounds of butter. (iStock Photo)

Let’s Move: The White House Halloween cookie recipe includes 1 pound of sugar, 2 pounds of butter

Madeleine Morgenstern · October 31, 2016 9:43 pm

Hospitalizations more than doubled from 1997 to 2012, mirroring an uptick in prescription painkiller use. (iStock photo)

More kids hospitalized for opioid poisoning

Robert King · October 31, 2016 6:30 pm

President Obama said volunteers will have to help "clear the mud off the windshield" to get people to sign up. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama blames news media for Obamacare’s big problems

Nicole Duran · October 27, 2016 9:15 pm

Beltway Confidential

Biggest losers from Obamacare’s premium hikes

Hadley Heath Manning · October 25, 2016 1:34 pm

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said federal authorities have seized about 100,000 pairs of unapproved contact lenses. But the government said the "dangerous" product will still find its way into the U.S. (AP Photo)

Feds warn: Halloween-themed contact lenses may wreck your eyes

Pete Kasperowicz · October 24, 2016 6:29 pm

The Air Force ignored decades of warnings from its own researchers in continuing to use a chemical-laden firefighting foam that is a leading cause of contaminated drinking water for at least 6 million Americans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Wright)

National Security

Toxic Legacy: Air Force studies dating back decades show danger of foam that contaminated local water

Tom Roeder, Jakob Rodgers · October 24, 2016 3:19 pm