Mary Agnes Carey has covered health reform and federal health policy for more than 15 years as an editor at
CQ HealthBeat, as Capitol Hill Bureau Chief for
Congressional Quarterly and at Dow Jones Newswires. A frequent radio and television commentator, recently featured on the Nightly Business Report, the PBS NewsHour and on NPR affiliates nationwide, Mary Agnes has a thorough understanding of both the policy and politics of health reform. She worked for newspapers in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, and has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.
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An Institute of Medicine report says nurses should take on a larger role in providing health care and calls for removal of government restrictions, which doctors have repeatedly opposed.
Oct 05, 2010
A set of new consumer protections went into effect Sept. 23. Here’s a guide to some of the changes – and some of the caveats. Keep in mind how they affect you will depend on what kind of insurance you have.
Sep 24, 2010
As of today, insurers can’t deny coverage to children with medical problems. But an important question is: How much will the coverage cost?
Sep 23, 2010
Even if Republicans increase their numbers on Capitol Hill, experts say pushing through changes to the law will be difficult and could bring unintended consequences.
Sep 20, 2010
The new health reform law could affect people who get their coverage at work, buy their own health insurance or are enrolled in Medicare.
Sep 15, 2010
The first-term Virginia lawmaker says the public mood has switched dramatically from the cantankerous town hall meetings of last summer. "The policy debate is over for the public," which is interested in the details of implementation, he says.
Aug 25, 2010
Many homeless people are uninsured and ineligible for Medicaid. But that will change beginning in 2014, when Medicaid greatly expands under the new health law.
Aug 20, 2010
Provisions such as eliminating co-payments for some preventive services, reviewing premium increases and expanding Medicaid coverage to adults without children could have a lasting impact on the health system.
Jul 09, 2010
The President will also discuss the health law’s new benefits, cost savings.
Jun 21, 2010
The federal government is giving states until June 25 to say how they intend to run high-risk pools to insure people who have been denied coverage due to a pre-existing medical condition and have been uninsured for at least six months.
Jun 17, 2010