A check of Medicare's new database of payments to physicians confirms that at least $6 million in 2012 went to doctors who had been indicted or otherwise sanctioned. iStockphoto hide caption
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Cheryl Stumph goes over paperwork with a medical worker. She finally has health insurance to take care of her family's medical needs. Kristian Foden-Vencil for NPR hide caption
Wave Of Newly Insured Patients Strains Oregon Health Plan
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Last-minute applicants for health insurance jam the Bay Area Rescue Mission in Richmond, Calif., on Monday. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption
When Brad Stevens was young, his only "health insurance" was taking tons of vitamins and spending three hours at the gym every day. But after a serious bike accident and an expensive battle with thyroid cancer, the 59-year-old realized nobody's invincible. Heidi de Marco/Kaiser Health News hide caption
A new electronic system will attempt to cut costs at the Planned Parenthood in Concord. Courtesy of Planned Parenthood Shasta Pacific hide caption
John Martin, 24, was uninsured until a health care navigator told him he could get coverage through his parents' health plan. Jenny Gold hide caption
In North Carolina, Workarounds Help The Poor Find Health Coverage
Kaiser Health News
Henry Ford Hospital treats Detroit residents. About 1 in 3 residents of that city is uninsured, and the hospital CEO hopes Medicaid expansion will increase the number of people with health insurance. Eric Whitney hide caption
Maria Webster joins others protesting Texas Gov. Rick Perry's stance against the Affordable Care Act in early 2013. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Does having health insurance make it less likely that people will come to the ER? No, says a study in Oregon. iStockphoto hide caption
Iowa Opens The Doors To Medicaid Coverage, On Its Own Terms
Iowa Public Radio News
Dr. Tim Ihrig, a palliative care physician, treats Augie Avelleyra, 93, at his home in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Courtesy of Paula Avelleyra hide caption
Enroll America outreach workers talk to congregants at the Mt. Calvary Church in Jacksonville, Fla. Eric Whitney hide caption
But maybe not the insurance. Karl Dolenc/iStockphoto hide caption
Low-income adults formerly had few options for free health care. Leah Sessor had her blood pressure taken on April 14, 2012, during a free clinic at a racetrack in Bristol, Tenn. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in March. Pete Marovich/Getty Images hide caption