Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Study: Drug coverage to vary under health law

  December 4, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study says basic prescription drug coverage could vary dramatically from state to state under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. That’s because states get to …

• Gay marriage before Supreme Court? Cases weighed

  November 30, 2012 in Health, Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The running fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court. Three weeks after voters backed same-sex marriage in three states and …

• More American workers to pick their insurance

  November 15, 2012 in Nation/World For some American workers, picking the right health insurance is becoming more like hunting for the perfect business suit: It takes some shopping around to find a good fit and …

• Hobby Lobby asks judge to block health care law

  November 1, 2012 in Nation/World OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An arts and craft supply company owned by a Christian family asked a judge Thursday to block a portion of the new federal health care law, … 1

• Romney shifts to center as his confidence grows

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is shifting sharply to the political center as he begins to deliver a closing argument aimed at a slice of moderate, undecided … 2

• Sniping from within GOP adds to Romney’s struggles

  September 21, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney struggled to steady his presidential campaign on Friday, buffeted by an outbreak of sniping among frustrated Republicans, fresh evidence of a slide in battleground state …

• Tax penalty to hit nearly 6M uninsured people

  September 19, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 6 million Americans — significantly more than first estimated— will face a tax penalty under President Barack Obama’s health overhaul for not getting insurance, congressional analysts … 2

• Hobby Lobby sues over morning-after pill coverage

  September 12, 2012 in Health OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Christian-oriented Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging a mandate in the nation’s health care overhaul law that requires employers to provide coverage …

• US poverty rate unchanged; record numbers persist

  September 12, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s poverty rate remained stuck at a record level last year, while household income dropped and the number of people who don’t have health insurance declined. …

• Study: Placebo or not, acupuncture helps with pain

  September 10, 2012 in Health CHICAGO (AP) — Acupuncture gets a thumbs-up for helping relieve pain from chronic headaches, backaches and arthritis in a review of more than two dozen studies — the latest analysis …

• Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

  September 10, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: OBAMA:

• Obama hits Romney with new Medicare study

  September 9, 2012 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama is drawing fresh attention to Medicare in all-important Florida, seizing on an election-year issue that’s been more favorable to Democrats. Campaigning for a … 1

• Transgender-inmate ruling is movement’s latest win

  September 5, 2012 in Health Years ago, in a darkened parking lot in the middle of the night, Kathy Padilla would meet with fellow transgender people who sought support from one another in a society …

• China’s chaotic health care drives patient attacks

  August 26, 2012 in Health HENGYANG, China (AP) — Dr. Chen Yuna had just eaten her lunch and was seated at her desk updating patients’ medical records when a masked man entered her office. He …

• Don’t forget insurance with college-bound kids

  August 22, 2012 in Health CHICAGO (AP) — It’s inevitable that something will be forgotten in the excitement of sending a child off to college. Tuition bill paid?

• Kinder, GOP lawmakers challenge Mo. ballot summary

  July 11, 2012 in Health JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and other top Republican legislative leaders filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing the secretary of state’s office of writing a health …

• Seasonal firefighters seek health care coverage

  July 10, 2012 in Health DENVER (AP) — They work the front lines of the nation’s most explosive wildfires, navigating treacherous terrain, dense walls of smoke and tall curtains of flame. Yet thousands of the … 1