Ever since the Supreme Court ruled that states do not have to expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act, therehave been big battles over that issue. One bipartisan alternative has emerged in Arkansas that appeals to some other redstates as well, most recently Virginia.

When it comes to global health, much attention is now focused on Ebola. But more routine diseases take a toll on the

world's poorest people every day. In Seattle, there's a not-for-profit group trying to develop new tools and medicines tocombat

Eleven million people worldwide travel to other countries for low-cost medical treatment. This kind of travel is

known asmedical tourism.

Experts say people spend hundreds of billions of dollars on medical tourism every year. And, experts predict the

industrywill grow by up to 25 percent a year over the next 10 years.