Tag: Access to health care
Liz Weston: You may be entitled to free health insurance now
The latest coronavirus relief package did more than dole out $1,400 checks. The law also made health insurance free for millions more people and...
Vatican conference features Fauci, Francis — and Aerosmith
ROME — An eclectic mix of participants are taking part in a unique three-day Vatican conference on COVID-19, other global health threats and how...
CVS ups outlook after a slow start to the year
The Associated Press — CVS Health beat Wall Street expectations and after releasing projections earlier this year that disappointed analysts, a new outlook Tuesday...
California mulls letting adults add parents to health plans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California could become the only state to let adult children add their parents as dependents to their health insurance plans, a...
Charles Booker forms exploratory committee for US Senate run
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Democrat Charles Booker, whose unabashedly progressive campaign in Kentucky came up just short in last year's Senate primary, said Monday that...
California re-opens enrollment for health insurance coverage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California on Monday re-opened enrollment for its state health insurance exchange, hoping more people will buy coverage now that the federal...
More than a half million Americans gain coverage under Biden
WASHINGTON — More than a half million Americans have taken advantage of the Biden administration's special health insurance sign-up window keyed to the COVID-19...
Millennial Money: Prepare for COVID medical bills this year
Testing and vaccination for the coronavirus is free thanks to laws passed last year. Treatment isn’t, however, and may be about to get more...
Church in NY virus epicenter leads congregants out of sorrow
NEW YORK — For nearly two decades, Juan Tapia, head of maintenance at Our Lady of Sorrows, has taken pride in the upkeep of...
Critics: Doctor’s note for vaccine unfairly penalizing poor
FORT LAUDEDALE, Fla. — Claes Bell repeatedly called his doctor, leaving multiple messages and emails, desperate to get him to sign a state form...