Archive for January, 2011

Health Care

• Texas Medicaid Debate Complicated By Politics And Poverty May 21, 2013
  In Texas, it may be politically unwise to cross the governor, but some politicians and advocates in the poor Rio Grande Valley are starting to speak out in support of expanding Medicaid. Gov. Rick Perry opposes all parts of Obamacare. […]
• Latest Health Hurdle: Buying Insurance Without A Bank Account May 20, 2013
  Most health plans accept a credit card for the first month's premium and then require customers to pay monthly with a check or an electronic transfer from a bank account. For people without a banking relationship, these transactions can be tricky. […]
• Nearly Half The Country Doesn't Know Health Law Exists May 17, 2013
  A new poll finds 42 percent of Americans aren't sure that the Affordable Care Act is actually a law. Guest Host Celeste Headlee discusses this and other health care-related issues with Mary Agnes Carey, senior correspondent at Kaiser Health News, and NPR's Senior Washington Editor, Ron Elving. […]