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Two corrections officers plead guilty in death of mentally ill man in Alabama jail

Nov. 20, 2024 17:39 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two corrections officers agreed to plead guilty to federal charges in the case of a mentally ill man who froze to death — marking a total of eight jail employees who have entered plea agreements related to the death. Federal court records filed on Monday...

Which health insurance plan may be right for you?

Nov. 20, 2024 09:33 AM EST

Everyone likes a good deal, and health insurance bargains abound this time of year. But buyers should look beyond price when searching for a plan. Shoppers also should consider doctor networks and coverage limits to avoid getting stuck with big bills after care. ...

Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce

Nov. 19, 2024 22:02 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump has promised to dismantle. He also selected Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host...

What to know about Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump's pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid

Nov. 19, 2024 17:57 PM EST

Mehmet Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon turned talk show host and lifestyle guru, is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the massive federal health care bureaucracy that covers more than a third of Americans. Here's a look at a...

Here's how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to remake the nation's top health agencies

Nov. 15, 2024 21:23 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and environmentalist, for years gained a loyal and fierce following with his biting condemnations of how the nation’s public health agencies do business. And that's put him on a direct collision course with some of...

Former North Carolina labor commissioner becomes hospital group's CEO

Nov. 12, 2024 12:38 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's labor commissioner for nearly the past four years is the next president and CEO of the chief advocacy group for the state's hospitals. The North Carolina Healthcare Association announced on Tuesday that it hired Josh Dobson after a nationwide...

Texas’ 90,000 DACA recipients can sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage — for now

Nov. 12, 2024 11:39 AM EST

When Victoria Elizondo first went to see a doctor about her symptoms at Legacy Community Clinic, a low-cost clinic in Houston, she didn’t know what was wrong with her but she knew something wasn’t right. Her hands would shake uncontrollably, her heart would beat fast even while resting and she...

Health care worker gets 2 years for accessing Ruth Bader Ginsburg's medical records

Nov. 07, 2024 13:36 PM EST

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former health care worker who illegally accessed the health records of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before she died was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison. Trent Russell, 34, of Bellevue, Nebraska, who worked at the time as a transplant...

Deaths of 10 newborns shake millions' trust in Turkey's health care system

Nov. 01, 2024 15:30 PM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The mother thought her baby looked healthy when he was born 1.5 months early, but staff swiftly whisked him to the neonatal intensive care unit. It was the last time Burcu Gokdeniz would see her baby alive. The doctor in charge told her that Umut Ali's heart...

'Obamacare' enrollment opens, as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millions

Oct. 31, 2024 13:47 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025, days before a presidential election that could threaten eligibility and raise costs for millions of those in the program. The future of...