Nation Jun 17 Analysis: Supreme Court declines to overturn ACA — again It was the third time in nine years the court has been offered the opportunity to effectively end the health law — and the third time it has refused.
Health Jul 10 These states could ban abortion if the Supreme Court upends Roe v. Wade Reversing the landmark case would not automatically make abortion illegal across the country, but it would return the decision about abortion legality to the states.
Health Oct 16 Birth control loophole opens for employers under new federal regulation The regulation creates a new exemption from the requirement that most employers offer contraceptive coverage. This one is for “non-religious organizations with sincerely held moral convictions inconsistent with providing coverage for some or all contraceptive services.”…
Health Oct 13 Analysis: What you need to know about Trump’s changes to the health law Apparently frustrated by Congress’ inability to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump this week decided to take matters into his own hands. Late Thursday evening, the White House announced it would cease key payments to insurers.
Politics Jun 15 How lack of transparency became ‘regular order’ on Capitol Hill Congressional history has repeated itself as Senate GOP leaders write their health care bill. How did secrecy and transparency become "regular order" on Capitol Hill?…
Health Jun 08 If the individual health insurance market withers, who would revive it? In his high-stakes strategy to overhaul the federal health law, President Donald Trump is threatening to upend the individual health insurance market with several key policies. But if the market actually breaks, could anyone put it back together again?…
Politics May 04 Analysis: 5 issues that could derail the GOP health care bill in the Senate After weeks of will-they-or-won’t-they tensions, the House passed its GOP replacement for the Affordable Care Act on Thursday by a razor-thin margin. It now heads to the Senate, where it will face more internal strife and five big hurdles that…
Health Mar 17 GOP’s 3-bucket strategy to repeal and replace health law is springing leaks Republicans in Washington working to overhaul the Affordable Care Act say their strategy consists of “three buckets.” But it appears that all three may be leaking.
Health Mar 16 Health exchange enrollment misses Obama administration’s goal, but stays steady The administration had no immediate comment on the enrollment numbers.
Health Feb 10 5 quick ways HHS Secretary Tom Price could change health policy He can interpret laws in different ways than his predecessors and rewrite regulations and guidance, which is how many important policies are carried out.