Past Articles by Julie Rovner
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Abortion Opponents Try to Spin Murder Case Into Legislation Abortion opponents are hoping the recent murder conviction of Pennsylvania abortion provider Kermit Gosnell will lead to more scrutiny of second trimester abortions. They're working on a bill that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy — nationwide. |
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Abortion Opponents Try to Spin Murder Case Into Legislation Abortion opponents are hoping the recent murder conviction of Pennsylvania abortion provider Kermit Gosnell will lead to more scrutiny of second trimester abortions. They're working on a bill that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy — nationwide. |
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Abortion Opponents Try to Spin Murder Case Into Legislation Abortion opponents are hoping the recent murder conviction of Pennsylvania abortion provider Kermit Gosnell will lead to more scrutiny of second trimester abortions. They're working on a bill that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy — nationwide. |
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Boomer Housemates Have More Fun Some single baby boomers are moving into group houses, a college-era solution to their modern needs. Housemates share costs, socialize, and cheer each other on through life's thick and thin. |
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Boomer Housemates Have More Fun Some single baby boomers are moving into group houses, a college-era solution to their modern needs. Housemates share costs, socialize, and cheer each other on through life's thick and thin. |
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Swell Of Goodwill For First Medicare Chief Confirmed Since 2004 Marilyn Tavenner, who has been running the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in an acting capacity since late 2011, has a big job. The agency oversees health coverage for more than 100 million Americans. |
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Swell Of Goodwill For First Medicare Chief Confirmed Since 2004 Marilyn Tavenner, who has been running the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in an acting capacity since late 2011, has a big job. The agency oversees health coverage for more than 100 million Americans. |
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Cloning, Stem Cells Long Mired In Legislative Gridlock The news that scientists have successfully cloned a human embryo seems almost certain to rekindle a political fight that has raged, on and off, since the creation of Dolly the sheep. It's a fight that has, over the past decade and a half, produced a lot of heat and light and not a lot of policy. |
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Cloning, Stem Cells Long Mired In Legislative Gridlock The news that scientists have successfully cloned a human embryo seems almost certain to rekindle a political fight that has raged, on and off, since the creation of Dolly the sheep. It's a fight that has, over the past decade and a half, produced a lot of heat and light and not a lot of policy. |
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Cloning, Stem Cells Long Mired In Legislative Gridlock The news that scientists have successfully cloned a human embryo seems almost certain to rekindle a political fight that has raged, on and off, since the creation of Dolly the sheep. It's a fight that has, over the past decade and a half, produced a lot of heat and light and not a lot of policy. |
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Cloning, Stem Cells Long Mired In Legislative Gridlock The news that scientists have successfully cloned a human embryo seems almost certain to rekindle a political fight that has raged, on and off, since the creation of Dolly the sheep. It's a fight that has, over the past decade and a half, produced a lot of heat and light and not a lot of policy. |
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Cloning, Stem Cells Long Mired In Legislative Gridlock The news that scientists have successfully cloned a human embryo seems almost certain to rekindle a political fight that has raged, on and off, since the creation of Dolly the sheep. It's a fight that has, over the past decade and a half, produced a lot of heat and light and not a lot of policy. |
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A Sharper Abortion Debate After Gosnell Verdict Abortion rights backers insist that Dr. Kermit Gosnell is an outlier. Opponents of abortion say Gosnell is anything but an exception. Congress is gearing up to investigate how states regulate abortion in the wake of the verdict. |
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A Sharper Abortion Debate After Gosnell Verdict Abortion rights backers insist that Dr. Kermit Gosnell is an outlier. Opponents of abortion say Gosnell is anything but an exception. Congress is gearing up to investigate how states regulate abortion in the wake of the verdict. |
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Philly Murder Conviction Expected To Inflame Abortion Debate Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted in Philadelphia Monday of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies who were delivered alive and then killed. Both sides on the abortion issues have been preparing their arguments. |
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Doctor's Murder Conviction Likely To Inflame Abortion Debate Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted in Philadelphia Monday of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies who were delivered alive and then killed. Both sides on the abortion issues have been gearing up for what comes next. |
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Judge Denies Administration's Request To Delay Plan-B Ruling Iin denying the government's motion for a stay, U.S. District Court Judge Korman, who has overseen the case since 2005, also laid out several substantive problems with the situation that last week's approval by the Food and Drug Administration created. |
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Judge Denies Administration's Request To Delay Plan-B Ruling Iin denying the government's motion for a stay, U.S. District Court Judge Korman, who has overseen the case since 2005, also laid out several substantive problems with the situation that last week's approval by the Food and Drug Administration created. |
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Why A Slowdown In Health Spending Is Starting To Look Real The growth in health spending has definitely slowed, according to several recent studies. Some reasons: the weak economy, a shift of costs to patients and fewer expensive technologies being introduced. |
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Why A Slowdown In Health Spending Is Starting To Look Real The growth in health spending has definitely slowed, according to several recent studies. Some reasons: the weak economy, a shift of costs to patients and fewer expensive technologies being introduced. |
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Women's Health Groups Angered By Morning-After Pill Moves Days after President Obama became the first sitting president to speak before Planned Parenthood's national conference, the administration alienated some women's health groups with a controversial decision about access to emergency contraception. |
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Women's Health Groups Angered By Morning-After Pill Moves Days after President Obama became the first sitting president to speak before Planned Parenthood's national conference, the administration alienated some women's health groups with a controversial decision about access to emergency contraception. |
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Second Thoughts On Medicaid From Oregon's Unique Experiment An influential study of Medicaid in Oregon found that recipients used more health care, spent less money and reported improved health. But the results of a follow-up study are less positive about whether people with coverage were healthier. |
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Second Thoughts On Medicaid From Oregon's Unique Experiment An influential study of Medicaid in Oregon found that recipients used more health care, spent less money and reported improved health. But the results of a follow-up study are less positive about whether people with coverage were healthier. |
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FDA OKs Prescription-Free Plan B Pill For Women 15 And Up Under the proposal, teenagers below 15 would now need a prescription to purchase the morning-after pill. That age was previously 17. The plan would also allow the product to be sold on retail shelves, rather than behind the pharmacy counters, with age to be verified by cashiers rather than pharmacy staff. |
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FDA OKs Prescription-Free Plan B Pill For Women 15 And Up Under the proposal, teenagers below 15 would now need a prescription to purchase the morning-after pill. That age was previously 17. The plan would also allow the product to be sold on retail shelves, rather than behind the pharmacy counters, with age to be verified by cashiers rather than pharmacy staff. |
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Family Doctors Consider Dropping Birth Control Training Rule But reproductive health advocates says there's a big problem with leaving contraception training out: Many residency programs these days are run by religious hospitals that don't believe in contraception. |
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Family Doctors Consider Dropping Birth Control Training Rule But reproductive health advocates says there's a big problem with leaving contraception training out: Many residency programs these days are run by religious hospitals that don't believe in contraception. |
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Philadelphia Case Exposes Deep Rift In Abortion Debate Abortion opponents say the case of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who is charged with five counts of murder, shows the need for more and stricter regulation of abortion clinics. But abortion rights backers say more restrictions give women few choices besides substandard facilities. |
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Philadelphia Case Exposes Deep Rift In Abortion Debate Abortion opponents say the case of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who is charged with five counts of murder, shows the need for more and stricter regulation of abortion clinics. But abortion rights backers say more restrictions give women few choices besides substandard facilities. |
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Why Obama's Budget Could Make Health Waves The administration's budget still matters, even though it's late and the House and Senate have approved their own spending blueprints for fiscal 2014. President Obama laid down markers that could lead to changes in Medicare and Medicaid and affect funding for a broad array of health programs. |
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Why Obama's Budget Could Make Health Waves The administration's budget still matters, even though it's late and the House and Senate have approved their own spending blueprints for fiscal 2014. President Obama laid down markers that could lead to changes in Medicare and Medicaid and affect funding for a broad array of health programs. |
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Why Obama's Budget Could Make Health Waves The administration's budget still matters, even though it's late and the House and Senate have approved their own spending blueprints for fiscal 2014. President Obama laid down markers that could lead to changes in Medicare and Medicaid and affect funding for a broad array of health programs. |
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The 'Hard-To-Change' Legacy Of Medicare Payments One possible proposal in President Obama's budget would change the way Medicare patients pay for their care. It's been floated as a possible bipartisan compromise, but it's an idea with a long, controversial, and unsuccessful history. |
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The 'Hard-To-Change' Legacy Of Medicare Payments One possible proposal in President Obama's budget would change the way Medicare patients pay for their care. It's been floated as a possible bipartisan compromise, but it's an idea with a long, controversial, and unsuccessful history. |
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The 'Hard-To-Change' Legacy Of Medicare Payments One possible proposal in President Obama's budget would change the way Medicare patients pay for their care. It's been floated as a possible bipartisan compromise, but it's an idea with a long, controversial, and unsuccessful history. |
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The 'Hard To Change' Legacy Of Medicare Payments One possible proposal in President Obama's budget would change the way Medicare patients pay for their care. It's been floated as a possible bipartisan compromise, but it's an idea with a long, controversial and unsuccessful history. |
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The 'Hard To Change' Legacy Of Medicare Payments One possible proposal in President Obama's budget would change the way Medicare patients pay for their care. It's been floated as a possible bipartisan compromise, but it's an idea with a long, controversial and unsuccessful history. |
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The 'Hard To Change' Legacy Of Medicare Payments One possible proposal in President Obama's budget would change the way Medicare patients pay for their care. It's been floated as a possible bipartisan compromise, but it's an idea with a long, controversial and unsuccessful history. |
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With Plan B Ruling, Judge Signs Off On Years Of Advocacy It's unclear if the Obama administration will appeal the ruling that allows the morning-after pill to be sold to women of all ages, without restriction. It's a fight that's been going on for a dozen years, and the ruling may not end it. |
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With Plan B Ruling, Judge Signs Off On Years Of Advocacy It's unclear if the Obama administration will appeal the ruling that allows the morning-after pill to be sold to women of all ages, without restriction. It's a fight that's been going on for a dozen years, and the ruling may not end it. |
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Judge Rules Morning-After Pill Should Be Available To All Ages A federal judge in New York has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to lift all age restrictions on the over-the-counter sale of the so-called Morning After Pill. The decision could herald the end of a more than decade-long battle spanning two administrations. |
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Administration Hits Pause On Health Exchanges For Small Businesses Workers in small businesses will have to wait a year longer than expected to be able to choose from more than one insurance plan in the marketplaces created by the federal health overhaul. |
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Administration Hits Pause On Health Exchanges For Small Businesses Workers in small businesses will have to wait a year longer than expected to be able to choose from more than one insurance plan in the marketplaces created by the federal health overhaul. |
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Administration Hits Pause On Health Exchanges For Small Businesses Workers in small businesses will have to wait a year longer than expected to be able to choose from more than one insurance plan in the marketplaces created by the federal health overhaul. |
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Administration Hits Pause On Health Exchanges For Small Businesses Workers in small businesses will have to wait a year longer than expected to be able to choose from more than one insurance plan in the marketplaces created by the federal health overhaul. |
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White House Delays Part Of Health Care Law The Obama administration has decided to delay for a year a key piece of the health law that will let small businesses provide a choice of health plans to their workers. It is the first admission that the task of rolling out the law is too complicated to accomplish in the time allowed. |
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White House Delays Part Of Health Care Law The Obama administration has decided to delay for a year a key piece of the health law that will let small businesses provide a choice of health plans to their workers. It is the first admission that the task of rolling out the law is too complicated to accomplish in the time allowed. |
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Arkansas Medicaid Expansion Attracts Other States' Interest Arkansas is proposing to enroll people newly eligible for Medicaid in the same private insurance plans available to individuals and small businesses. It's caught the attention of several other Republican-run states that had been holding out on the Medicaid expansion. |
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Arkansas Medicaid Expansion Attracts Other States' Interest Arkansas is proposing to enroll people newly eligible for Medicaid in the same private insurance plans available to individuals and small businesses. It's caught the attention of several other Republican-run states that had been holding out on the Medicaid expansion. |
