9 Stories on America's Health Insurance Plans
Ryan Unumb just turned 7 years old. He has about 100 words in his vocabulary, even if they are difficult to understand. He's potty trained. He loves playing with water. He follows instructions, he asks for food when he's hungry, and he gives lots of kisses.
Todd Robinson doesn't need Michael Moore to tell him the health insurance system in the United States is in crisis.
Q Last March my husband was treated at an urgent-care facility. Afterward we called our health insurer to confirm that this was covered. (They said it was.) We mailed the receipt and waited to be r...
Genetic testing can help predict many diseases and one day may help prevent them, but privacy concerns and fears of abuse could derail the technology's potential.
Governments, charities and companies are scrambling to help Katrina survivors around the country. And they're managing to provide an unprecedented level of assistance.
Health savings accounts haven't taken America by storm. Not yet, anyway. The tax-free investment accounts paired with high-deductible health insurance are a big part of President Bush's "ownership ...
SALEM, Ore. (CNN/Money) - Consumer advocate Linda Sherry is an expert when it comes to reading fine print and getting through to customer service.
Becky Fisher started living early because she feared dying would come too soon. A gene plagues her family, predisposing it to a variety of cancers.
A patient whose hospital stay was cut short and a man forced to take a cheaper prescription drug want their day in court to prove their malpractice lawsuits. The question Tuesday before the Supreme Court was: Just which court should decide the matter?
Ryan Unumb just turned 7 years old. He has about 100 words in his vocabulary, even if they are difficult to understand. He's potty trained. He loves playing with water. He follows instructions, he asks for food when he's hungry, and he gives lots of kisses.
Todd Robinson doesn't need Michael Moore to tell him the health insurance system in the United States is in crisis.
Q Last March my husband was treated at an urgent-care facility. Afterward we called our health insurer to confirm that this was covered. (They said it was.) We mailed the receipt and waited to be r...
Genetic testing can help predict many diseases and one day may help prevent them, but privacy concerns and fears of abuse could derail the technology's potential.
Governments, charities and companies are scrambling to help Katrina survivors around the country. And they're managing to provide an unprecedented level of assistance.
Health savings accounts haven't taken America by storm. Not yet, anyway. The tax-free investment accounts paired with high-deductible health insurance are a big part of President Bush's "ownership ...
SALEM, Ore. (CNN/Money) - Consumer advocate Linda Sherry is an expert when it comes to reading fine print and getting through to customer service.
Becky Fisher started living early because she feared dying would come too soon. A gene plagues her family, predisposing it to a variety of cancers.
A patient whose hospital stay was cut short and a man forced to take a cheaper prescription drug want their day in court to prove their malpractice lawsuits. The question Tuesday before the Supreme Court was: Just which court should decide the matter?
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