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.
Health Jan 27 At GOP retreat, still searching for ‘repeal and replace’ consensus Republicans from the House, Senate and White House gathered in Philadelphia this week searching, among other things, for some agreement on how exactly to “repeal and replace” the federal health law. By the end of the second day of the…
Health Jan 26 Aid-in-dying laws don’t guarantee patients can choose to die, advocates say Across California — and in the five other states where medical aid-in-dying is now legal—many hospitals and doctors are not obligated to prescribe medication.
Health Jan 04 Vowing to jettison Obamacare, Republicans face immediate resistance and risks Nearly seven years after its passage, Republicans still have no consensus on how to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Health Oct 11 Is Trump’s debate claim about health care costs rising true? When it comes to health care, there are many different types of costs: those for governments, employers and individuals. And those costs don’t always go up and down at the same time.
Health Oct 07 If elected, Trump could start to dismantle Obamacare on Day One Formal regulations would take time to undo, because they must follow a lengthy process allowing for public comment. But there are several measures Trump could take on Day One of his presidency to cripple the law’s effectiveness.
Health Sep 16 Candidates denounce high drug prices, but offer few alternatives to voters In this year’s presidential campaign, health care has taken a back seat. But one issue appears to be breaking through: the rising cost of prescription drugs.
Health Sep 13 Number of uninsured Americans falls again in 2015 Still, between 2013 and 2015, the first two full years the health law was in effect, the uninsured rate dropped by more than 4 percentage points. Meanwhile, the percentage of Americans with insurance for at least some part of the…
Health Sep 02 Drop in teen pregnancies is due to more contraceptives, not less sex Teen pregnancy is way down. And a study suggests that the reason is increased, and increasingly effective, use of contraceptives.
Health Jul 13 Will the U.S. create a single-payer health system? Most health policy analysts — including those who are sympathetic to the idea — say moving from the current U.S. public-private hybrid health system to one fully funded by the government in one step is basically impossible.