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Columbian Health Reporter

Faces of the Affordable Care Act: Falling through the cracks of the health law

November 20, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Cheryl Landes hasn't been able to afford health insurance for the last couple years, and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act won't likely change that. Read story

Tuberculosis kills Clark County man

November 18, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Clark County man has died from tuberculosis -- a cause of death health officials call "exceedingly rare." Read story

Janet Kennedy Unitan, director of the lice removal company Lice Knowing You, checks a boy's head for lice Tuesday in the company's Portland clinic.

‘There’s always lice’ — and treatments

Janet Kennedy Unitan, director of the lice removal company Lice Knowing You, checks a boy's head for lice Tuesday in the company's Portland clinic.

November 17, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Here's one itch that requires more than a scratch to relieve: head lice. Read story

Corena Smith holds her infant daughter, Harper, at her Vancouver home. Nick and Corena Smith spent several hours trying to get  Harper enrolled in Medicaid.

Faces of the Affordable Care Act: Health care quest complex for Vancouver couple with newborn

Corena Smith holds her infant daughter, Harper, at her Vancouver home. Nick and Corena Smith spent several hours trying to get  Harper enrolled in Medicaid.

November 17, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Discussing insurance coverage is complicated in the Smith house. That's because the family of three has secured coverage from three sources. Read story

Paul and Susan Ward, outside their Meadow Glade home Friday, found on the state-based insurance exchange, Washington Healthplanfinder, a health plan with better coverage for less cost than their current plan.

Faces of the Affordable Care Act: For couple, a positive exchange

Paul and Susan Ward, outside their Meadow Glade home Friday, found on the state-based insurance exchange, Washington Healthplanfinder, a health plan with better coverage for less cost than their current plan.

November 15, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Paul and Susan Ward have been purchasing their own insurance coverage since they both retired four years ago. Read story

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Clark County health enrollments top 3,700

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November 14, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

More than 3,700 Clark County residents enrolled in health plans during the first month the state-based insurance exchange was open for business. Read story

Washington insurance commissioner won’t allow canceled health plans

November 13, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler quickly quashed President Obama's offer to allow canceled insurance plans to continue through 2014. Read story

Lindsey and Jesse McChesney currently purchase an individual health insurance plan through Kaiser Permanente.

Faces of the Affordable Care Act: With policy canceled, couple mulls options

Lindsey and Jesse McChesney currently purchase an individual health insurance plan through Kaiser Permanente.

November 13, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Up until August, Vancouver residents Lindsey and Jesse McChesney had insurance coverage through an employer. Read story

A microscopic view of gonorrhea.

There’s nothing sexy about gonorrhea

A microscopic view of gonorrhea.

November 10, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

The number of gonorrhea cases in Washington has jumped more than 30 percent in the past year. Five counties have even reached outbreak levels. Read story

Cecil and Charlane Cardwell, both of whom have had gastric bypass surgery, exercise at the Firstenburg Community Center in Vancouver Wednesday.

Vancouver couple healthier, happier after gastric bypass surgeries

Cecil and Charlane Cardwell, both of whom have had gastric bypass surgery, exercise at the Firstenburg Community Center in Vancouver Wednesday.

November 3, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Charlane Cardwell never considered weight-loss surgery, even though she had always been "fluffy," as she called it. Read story