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Vaccinating young people can mean an end to the pandemic, health officials and providers say. But requiring the shots threatens to provoke resistance and distrust.

Instead of launching directly into case, death and hospitalization tallies, the White House COVID-19 task force briefing began this week with a personal plea from senior adviser Andy Slavitt, whose son is suffering from long-

In a lot of big urban areas where a large share of residents lack health insurance, help isn't on the way.

Seven of the 11 large metro areas where the uninsured rate was higher than the 14.5 percent national average last year are located in states that refused to expand to Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Two are in Florida, three are in Texas, and the others are Atlanta and

The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, was passed into law more than three years ago, but it really doesn't go into effect until next year. That's when the major changes, including the health insurance exchanges ramp up and the Medicaid expansion occurs. Because there has been such a long time between when things started and now, there are plenty of misconceptions about what's

With the second Obamacare enrollment period in the books, congressional Democrats are calling on the Obama administration to grant a reprieve to uninsured Americans who missed Sunday’s deadline for getting covered and face a tax penalty.

Eleven senators and Democratic leaders from the House Ways and Means Committee said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) should extend