Health Care

Budget Battles

  • Why Kate Middleton’s Maternity Costs May be Less Than Yours

    By Beth Braverman

    Expectant British women pay less than a third of what American women pay to deliver a baby. But the costs even out when it comes to raising a child.

  • Obamacare: the Part-time, Low-Wage job Creator

    By Theweek.com, TheWeek.com

    Since April, hotels, restaurants, bars, and other leisure businesses have created an average of 50,000 jobs a month, many of which are part-time-likely a direct reaction to Obamacare.

  • Why Health Exchanges Aren't Just For The States

    By Jay Macdonald, Bankrate

    Even Americans who get insurance via their employer may soon be buying their plan on an exchange. Many large corporations are embracing private health care exchanges, which allow workers to select...

  • Less Than 80 Days for Obamacare Exchanges

    By David Morgan, Reuters

    With time running out, U.S. officials are struggling to cope with the task of launching the new online health insurance exchanges at the heart of President Barack Obama's signature health reforms by...

  • Making a Mint on Medicare: Private Businesses?

    By Neesa Sweet, The Medicare NewsGroup

    In their latest book, 'Medicare Meltdown,' Rosemary Gibson and Janardan Prasad Singh argue that Medicare is so expensive because special interests push for excessive, wasteful spending.