Michael Jordan Opens Second Health Clinic For Underserved Communities in North Carolina

The second Michael Jordan Medical Clinic opened its doors in Charlotte, North Carolina, to serve the underinsured in the North End.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 October 69 Views

Let's Pay Tribute to the Humble Shoe Shiner Who Used All $200,000 of His Tips to Help Uninsured Children

For almost three decades, Albert Lexie donated all of the tips that he made from shining shoes to help sick children get the care they needed.

By Jeanne Goddard

22 October 69 Views

Traditional Medicine Looks to Alternatives

Americans spend tens of billions of dollars on alternative therapies, usually out-of-pocket. But now, Oxford Health Plans, the nation's ninth largest managed care company, offers coverage for visits with acupuncturists and chiropractors.

By Jeanne Goddard

31 August 64 Views

ABC News Gets Insurer to Cover Cochlear Implants for Kids

cochlear implant covered by insurance-ABCvidA kindergartner has shown dramatic improvement in school in just a few months after ABC News stepped in and asked his family's insurance company to pay for a cochlear implant so the child hearing disability could be cured.

By Jeanne Goddard

10 January 58 Views

Health Plans Will Pay $1B Obamacare Rebate For Not Spending Enough On Care

More than $1 billion is headed to consumers and employers this summer from their insurance companies thanks to a part of the federal health law that requires a rebate from plans that don't spend at least 4 of every 5 premium dollars on medical care.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 May 62 Views

British Celebrate Their Health Care System in Olympics Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics included a visual narrative, highlighting the many accomplishments of the British people over many centuries. The story included a segment celebrating the National Health Service. Created in 1946 in the wake of the devastation left by the bombing of London in WWII, the British take a particular pride in their system of medicine

By Jeanne Goddard

29 July 62 Views

Number of Uninsured Latino Children Hits All-Time Low in U.S.

Nearly 300,000 Hispanic children were added to insurance in the first year of the Affordable Care Act.

By Jim Stout

23 January 63 Views