Breast Cancer Gene: Why Most Women Can't Do What Jolie Did
When it comes to breast cancer, your health care can be trumped by your finances: Even if your best bet is to follow in Angelia Jolie's footsteps, you may not be able to.
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Understanding Medicare: The Basics from Part A to Part D
For millions of Americans, Medicare is a major key to a secure retirement, but over the years, it's gotten increasingly complex. Here's the simple version of how it all works.
Millions Eligible for Obamacare Subsidies, but Most Don't Know It
Nearly 26 million low- and middle-income Americans could be eligible for health insurance subsidies next year, but most don't know it.
White House Seeks Marketing Medicine for Health Care Overhaul
How do you show average Americans that one of the most complex and controversial government programs ever devised is a good deal for them? With the science of mass marketing.
Health-Care Overhaul Seen Driving Claims' Costs Up 32%
A new study finds that insurance companies will have to pay out an average of 32 percent more for medical claims under President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul.
House Passes Budget, Averts Government Shutdown
The House has passed a huge stopgap spending bill to keep the government open through the end of September, sidestepping any threat of a government shutdown.
House Budget Plan Includes Sharp Cuts to Programs for Poor
A familiar budget plan to sharply cut safety-net programs for the poor and clamp down on domestic agencies is cruising to passage in the tea party-flavored House.
Could Slowing Health Care Costs Save Medicare?
The rise in health care costs has significantly outpaced both inflation and economic growth for decades, leading to increasingly dire projections about Medicare's long-term solvency in recent years. Yet some promising trends suggest the government program may get a new lease on life.
What's Next for Obamacare Foes Now That Rick Scott Has Caved
On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, one of the most outspoken critics of President Obama's Affordable Care Act -- and the Medicaid expansion it carries with it -- announced that Florida will accept the federal windfall that the program will bring.
Tax Law Changes You Need to Know About for 2013
Just because the IRS is left scrambling to catch up with the fiscal cliff tax regulations shouldn't stop you from preparing your income tax return. Here are some important changes to the tax code to help you get started.
Obama's New Health Insurance Markets Are on the Way
This fall, new insurance markets called exchanges will open in every state, marking the debut of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, the Affordable Care Act. The goal is quality coverage for millions of uninsured people. But the devil is in the details
Obama Agenda Will Confront GOP On Debt
Deficit spending got just a single mention in President Obama's inaugural address. But the outcome of the the long-running conflict with Republicans over his tax-and-spend policies will help shape the government's role in coming years, not to mention Obama's legacy.
Forget the Taxman: You're Working to Pay Your Doctor
Recently, Forbes contributor Chris Conover took an interesting angle on the issue of health care in America by calculating the health care costs of the average worker. According to his figures, they add up to $8,953 per year -- the equivalent of 58 days of work.
The 6 Biggest Busted Bets of 2012
As pundits and politicians rush to sew the year up into a neat little bundle, we decided to look at 2012 from a slightly different angle. Here is our list of the year's worst bets -- six developments that seemed like sure things in January, but were bust by December.
8 Retirement Money Questions for 2013
As 2012 draws to a close, people in or nearing retirement face a stunning set of uncertainties about their finances and even basic health and retirement benefits. Here are 8 pressing money and issues that are bearing down on seniors.