Health

President Trump on tricky legal ground with ‘Obamacare’ threat

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's threat to stop billions of dollars in government payments to insurers and force the collapse of "Obamacare" could put the government in a tricky legal situation.

Despite Trump’s prods, Senate GOP sees no path on health care

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Top Senate Republicans think it's time to leave their derailed drive to scrap the Obama health care law behind them. And they're tired of the White House prodding them to keep voting until they succeed.

4 things you should know about ticks and Lyme disease this summer

By Teresa Carey

Tick season is in full swing, and with it comes Lyme disease. Here's what you should know about the condition and how it spreads, according to Dr. John Aucott of Johns Hopkins University.

Almost half of all opioid misuse starts with a friend or family member’s prescription

By Roni Dengler

Easy access to prescriptions through friends and family facilitates more than half of the opioid misuse in the U.S., according to a survey of more than 50,000 adults.

Two federal decisions affect abortion clinics in Arkansas

By Kamala Kelkar

Abortion clinics in Arkansas made gains in one federal case and hit a severe setback in another.

Get ready for the next big health care fight. This one’s all about kids

By Erin Mershon, STAT

CHIP, which health insurance for millions of kids, will run out of federal funds in weeks unless Congress acts. Another partisan fight may loom.

Even without Congress, Trump can still cut Medicaid enrollment

By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

The Trump administration is poised to use its regulatory powers to accomplish what lawmakers could not: shrink Medicaid.

Who wins and who loses after last night’s health care vote

By Lisa Desjardins

The early morning health care vote dealt what may have been a fatal blow to efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. In the wake of that vote, we break down the winners and losers.

‘Obamacare’ repeal reeling after Senate defeat

By Erica Werner and Alan Fram, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Dealing a serious blow to President Donald Trump's agenda, the Senate early Friday rejected a measure to repeal parts of former President Barack Obama's health care law after a night of high suspense in the U.S. Capitol.

Inside the most dramatic 90 minutes in recent Senate history

By Lisa Desjardins

In the Senate chamber, Republicans released a final health care proposal and announced a vote would be just two hours away. At midnight. Once that voting started, the minute-to-minute drama was riveting.