Cleveland Clinic CEO on Obamacare, reducing healthcare costs

April 19, 2021 News

With more than 43,000 people, the world-famous Cleveland Clinic is the city's largest employer. It has been ranked America's No. 1 heart hospital for 21 straight years, and overall, it is among the nation's five best hospitals. Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove, a cardiac surgeon and decorated war veteran who joined the hospital 41 years ago, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss Obamacare and how to bring the cost of healthcare down.

Biden says he’s willing ‘to compromise’ with Republicans on infrastructure bill – live

April 19, 2021 News, US Congress, US news, US politics

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Biden officials rescind Trump’s okay for Texas’s $100 billion-plus Medicaid plan

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 News

Friday letter is seen as an effort to push Texas officials toward expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

Covid-19 showed the US how it could make universal healthcare work

April 15, 2021 health insurance, healthcare, News

The US has always relied heavily on private insurance to cover its citizens.
As of 2019, roughly two thirds of Americans with healthcare (about 90% of the population) got it through a private company. The remaining third used public coverage like Medicare, Medicaid, and tax credits for private insurance through the Affordable Care Act. It’s not a perfect system by a long stretch: Even those with insurance encounter debilitating medical bills due to the exorbitant, variable ...

Covid-19 showed the US how it could make universal healthcare work

April 15, 2021 health insurance, healthcare, News

The US has always relied heavily on private insurance to cover its citizens.
As of 2019, roughly two thirds of Americans with healthcare (about 90% of the population) got it through a private company. The remaining third used public coverage like Medicare, Medicaid, and tax credits for private insurance through the Affordable Care Act. It’s not a perfect system by a long stretch: Even those with insurance encounter debilitating medical bills due to the exorbitant, variable ...

CBSN business headlines for Dec. 23, 2015

April 12, 2021 News

Enrollment for Obamacare increases from last year, more celebrity email accounts are hacked and more. CBS News Moneywatch's Hena Daniels has today's CBSN business headlines.

DPC Director Susan Rice: Biden administration aims to make ‘quality healthcare available to everyone’, acknowledges disparities within Black and rural communities

April 10, 2021 News

Rev. Al Sharpton is joined by the Director of Domestic Policy Council Susan Rice. The council's lead talks Biden's sweeping gun control measures, expansion of Obamacare and coronavirus inequities in underserved communities.

Restaurants offer healthier choices as nutrition label deadline nears

April 10, 2021 News

Just over a year from now, the Affordable Care Act will force big restaurant chains to include nutrition labeling on their menus. New research finds rules already in place may not mean we eat fewer calories, but they could lead restaurants to add healthier offerings for customers. Dr. Tara Narula joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the findings.

Affordable Care Act not so affordable

April 10, 2021 News

The third year of open enrollment for Obamacare began this week and premiums are up, too; far up for some. Julianna Goldman reports.

Year three of Obamacare sees spiked premiums for many

April 10, 2021 News

Health insurance sign-up season started Sunday for year three of the Affordable Care Act. Premiums are going up an average of 7.5 percent, but they could be much higher depending on where you live.