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Finding the meaning behind new Obamacare enrollment numbers

As the president renews his call for people -- especially African Americans and Latinos -- to enroll for insurance coverage, news outlets detail what is actually known about who has already signed up.

16 Feb 2014

Indicted Colorado exchange director had been fully vetted, officials say

Colorado's Connect for Health director was placed on paid administrative leave Tuesday after being indicted for stealing from her last employer. Meanwhile, the new head of Massachusetts' exchange pledges to fix it quickly, and Kansas navigators say they're overcoming healthcare.gov's rocky start.

14 Feb 2014

GenVec achieves third milestone for development of treatments for hearing and balance disorderstion

GenVec, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNVC) today announced that the company has achieved the third milestone in its collaboration with Novartis for the development of treatments for hearing and balance disorders.

13 Feb 2014

State highlights: Wis. Bill would limit worker's comp medical costs; Democratic AG in N.C. to appeal abortion ultrasound ruling; Conn. Medicaid primary care docs double since 2011

Wisconsin would put tighter caps on how much doctors and physical therapists could be paid to treat injured patients covered by worker's compensation insurance, under a bill before lawmakers.

11 Feb 2014

MIND program may enable older people with dementia to stay safely in their homes

An 18-month pilot program that brought resources and counselors to elderly Baltimore residents with dementia and other memory disorders significantly increased the length of time they lived successfully at home, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.

11 Feb 2014

Researchers design prototype system-on-chip that could make fully implanted cochlear implant

Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a prototype system-on-chip that could make possible a fully implanted cochlear implant. They will present their findings on Feb. 11at the IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco.

11 Feb 2014

Researchers develop low-power wireless microsystem for hearing aids and implants

Microsystems are at the heart of portable hearing aids and implants. Now researchers are developing a miniature, low-power wireless microsystem to make these medical aids smaller, more comfortable and more efficient.

11 Feb 2014

New cochlear implant requires no external hardware

Cochlear implants - medical devices that electrically stimulate the auditory nerve - have granted at least limited hearing to hundreds of thousands of people worldwide who otherwise would be totally deaf.

9 Feb 2014

States struggle to fix failed exchanges

The "spectacular failure" of health insurance exchanges in Minnesota, Massachusetts, Maryland and Oregon -- despite their support of the health law -- gets a closer look from ProPublica. Repair efforts in Maryland and Oregon are also covered.

9 Feb 2014

'Risk corridors' become key GOP anti-health law talking point

During a hearing of the House Oversight And Government Reform Committee, Republicans tagged this provision as an insurance industry bail-out despite Congressional Budget Office projections cited by Democrats that it ultimately will collect billions of dollars from insurers rather than paying them money.

9 Feb 2014

CBO findings on how the health law will impact the workforce become partisan flashpoint

During a House Budget Committee hearing, and also across the Capitol, and on social media and the airwaves, Democrats and Republicans sparred over the Congressional Budget Office report released this week.

7 Feb 2014

Maryland, Minnesota and Oregon attempt to boot up exchanges

Meanwhile, PBS NewsHour looks at why enrollment lags among Latinos, the ethnic group with the highest uninsured rate, despite tens of millions being spent on outreach in states like California.

7 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 6, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about how the day-after debate about the Congressional Budget Office's updated health law projections played out on Capitol Hill.

6 Feb 2014

Surgeon general nominee faces skeptical senate GOP at hearing

Republicans questioned the bona fides of President Obama's choice for surgeon general, grilling him over his stance on gun control and the health law.

6 Feb 2014

Minimizing person's sight may help improve brain's ability to process hearing

Minimizing a person's sight for as little as a week may help improve the brain's ability to process hearing, neuroscientists have found.

6 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 5, 2014

Today's headlines include stories detailing a new Congressional Budget Office report that found 2 million people who relied on a job for health insurance will quit working, reduce their hours or stop looking for a job because of new benefits from the health law.

5 Feb 2014

House GOP crafts debt-limit strategy -- one version involves repealing a health law provision

The Washington Post reports that some House Republican lawmakers are considering a play that would trade a one-year extension of the debt limit for a repeal of the overhaul's risk corridors. This provision will be the subject of a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing this week.

5 Feb 2014

Washington's insurance exchange is winning, too; N.Y. and Calif. see strong Obamacare enrollment numbers

More than 33 percent of eligible Washington residents have signed up for care on the state's health law online insurance exchange. In New York and California, exchanges see big sign-up numbers. Finally, lawmakers in Florida and Virginia ready plans for insurance exchanges that aren't part of the health law.

5 Feb 2014

Why employers may eye health law exchange plans

Premiums for plans sold through the online marketplaces are lower, across the board, than the average premiums for the majority of Americans with work-based coverage, according to a report by PwC's Health Research Institute. Meanwhile, California lawmakers criticize the hiring of people with criminal records to be insurance counselors and labor leaders continue to complain the law will undermine coverage for their members.

31 Jan 2014

Report finds that health exchange insurance purchases are a good deal; HealthCare.gov has new section

A new PricewaterhouseCoopers report finds that the average premium on an exchange is lower than the average premium of an employer-sponsored health plan. Meanwhile, the federal health online marketplace has added a new section to allow consumers who have already signed up for insurance to report life changes. Finally, news outlets provide updates on state exchanges in California, Hawaii, Connecticut, Maryland and Minnesota.

31 Jan 2014

Hearing News and Research

Finding the meaning behind new Obamacare enrollment numbers

Indicted Colorado exchange director had been fully vetted, officials say

GenVec achieves third milestone for development of treatments for hearing and balance disorderstion

State highlights: Wis. Bill would limit worker's comp medical costs; Democratic AG in N.C. to appeal abortion ultrasound ruling; Conn. Medicaid primary care docs double since 2011

MIND program may enable older people with dementia to stay safely in their homes

Researchers design prototype system-on-chip that could make fully implanted cochlear implant

Researchers develop low-power wireless microsystem for hearing aids and implants

New cochlear implant requires no external hardware

States struggle to fix failed exchanges

'Risk corridors' become key GOP anti-health law talking point

CBO findings on how the health law will impact the workforce become partisan flashpoint

Maryland, Minnesota and Oregon attempt to boot up exchanges

First Edition: February 6, 2014

Surgeon general nominee faces skeptical senate GOP at hearing

Minimizing person's sight may help improve brain's ability to process hearing

First Edition: February 5, 2014

House GOP crafts debt-limit strategy -- one version involves repealing a health law provision

Washington's insurance exchange is winning, too; N.Y. and Calif. see strong Obamacare enrollment numbers

Why employers may eye health law exchange plans

Report finds that health exchange insurance purchases are a good deal; HealthCare.gov has new section

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