The Great Healthcare.gov Mistake: Having An ‘Older Accountant’ Create It
By Michael Doonan Guest contributor The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is the behemoth federal agency that, despite limited resources, does a pretty good job of carrying out its core...
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Come On, Massachusetts, Get This Pregnant Woman Covered
UPDATE 1/9: Jessica Stanford is now on MassHealth and has her first prenatal visit next week. She says she qualified for free coverage because she’s pregnant. Her husband still doesn’t know if he has...
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Dr. Tim’s ‘Truth About Obamacare’ Podcast: Jan. 1 As Decisive Moment?
Dr. Timothy Johnson, retired Medical Editor for ABC News, in the WBUR studios. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) What just happened? That is, Jan. 1. 2014, has long been the date most commonly mentioned as the moment...
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Want Better, Cheaper, More Seamless Health Care? Ask Me How
Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan (Courtesy) By Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan Guest contributor Dr Myechia Minter-Jordan is president and CEO of the Dimock Center, a nationally recognized community health center...
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Christopher Lydon Is Back On WBUR — And Talking Health Care
Christopher Lydon Mark your calendar (that is, set a smartphone alarm) to tune your dial (that is, set your tablet to livestream WBUR.org) tonight. It’s old news that the lively intellect of...
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Obamacare Preview? Mass. Studies Find Some Hospital Use Stays Same
(firemind/flickr) Today is an Obamacare milestone: the end of the first enrollment period for new insurance plans the health care law spawned. More than 6 million previously uninsured people have...
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Vox: How Mass. ‘Screwed Up Obamacare’ (The Website)
(RightBrainPhotography/flickr) Just to be clear, in defense of Massachusetts: The state did not screw up Obamacare itself, and its record on health insurance coverage for our residents remains the best...
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Cautious Optimism That New State Insurance Site Will Work
An image from a previous interface for the Connector. The first test of a new Massachusetts health insurance website was a success, a top state official says, leaving him cautiously optimistic that it...
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Hidden Price Of That Succulent Lobster: Health Woes Of Stoic Lobstermen
Longtime Maine lobsterman Jon Rogers (Jesse Costa/WBUR) By Richard Knox Mainer Jon Rogers started lobstering 47 years ago at the age of 10, when he’d go out on his grandfather’s boat. Ask him about his...
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Romneycare, Obamacare, Now Jebcare: Candidate Bush Presents His Health Plan
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush acknowledges the crowd while being introduced before speaking at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in San Francisco in January. (AP) .abody div...
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U.S. Health Care Is Less Private, More ‘Socialist’ Than You Might Think
The extent of the government’s role in health care has become a key issue in the Democratic presidential primary. Here, candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are seen in a debate on Jan. 17....
View ArticleCould Your DNA Serve As Clock To Gauge How You Age And When You'll Die?
If you've ever been to a high-school reunion, you know that biological age can differ dramatically from chronological age. (Especially the older you get.)
View ArticleStudy: Breastfeeding Even More Of A Health Issue For Moms Than For Babies
Supporting breastfeeding "is something we should be doing to support women for their own health," says the author of a new study. "This is not about who is a better mother."
View ArticleMass. Department Of Public Health Recommends Boston Children's Expansion Move...
The $1 billion project has been the subject of much public debate, largely because the building is set to be constructed on the site of the beloved Prouty Garden.
View ArticleImpending Ban On Herbal Painkiller Kratom Could Hamper Research
An impending plan to ban the herbal painkiller kratom is drawing major pushback.
View ArticleFor Doctors Trained Abroad, Challenges To Practicing Medicine Often...
There are roughly 3,000 foreign-trained doctors in Massachusetts, not licensed to practice in the U.S., according to a 2014 report.
View ArticleVisionaries: Harvard's George Church, A Gene-Era Imagineer Who 'Tells The...
The geneticist is known as one of the most brilliant scientists in the world, and he's eager -- unlike many scientists -- to talk with the public about the powers we're gaining to engineer life itself.
View ArticleRed And Blue Doctors: Politics Can Seep Into Primary Care, Study Finds
On certain politicized health issues -- abortion, marijuana, gun safety -- whether your doctor is a Republican or a Democrat may affect how they treat you. So should you be able to look that up?
View ArticleNational Academy Of Medicine 'Breaking Silence' On Doctors' Distress, Suicide
Rates of depression and suicide are strikingly high among doctors, and The National Academy of Medicine wants to help the profession talk about it.
View ArticleNew Website Launched By Mass. Organization Teaches How To 'Stop A Suicide Today'
The Stop A Suicide Today site is intended to give people a sense of urgency and treat it as a medical emergency, just as if the loved one were having a heart attack.
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