Jul 18 WATCH: Vice President Pence says Congress needs to 'step up' on health care By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence says Congress needs to "step up" and "do their job" in the aftermath of the Republican health care plan's failure to win consensus in the Senate. Continue reading
Jul 18 The health care bill collapses, leaving a divided GOP at crossroads By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press With the implosion of the GOP health care bill, a wounded President Donald Trump and congressional leaders face dicey decisions about addressing their perhaps unattainable years-old promise of repealing President Barack Obama's law. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 9:44 The sticking points keeping the GOP health care bill in limbo By PBS News Hour The vote on the Senate Republican health care bill has been delayed, but the behind-the-scenes battle continues. What key questions could help decide the bill’s fate? Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel of the University of Pennsylvania and Avik Roy of the Foundation… Continue watching
Jul 17 Sunscreen is banned from many schools. State legislators are working to change that. By Martha T. Moore, Stateline Read how legislators in some states are working to make it easier for kids to use sunscreen at school. Continue reading
Jul 17 For young adults, the GOP health bill is a hard sell By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Young adults worry that opening the door to bare-bones plans proposed by the latest iteration of the GOP health bill will make the more comprehensive coverage they know now too expensive or even unavailable. Continue reading
Jul 16 The Trump administration says a new plan will cut drug prices. It's not that simple By Erin Mershon, STAT When the Trump administration unveiled a new Medicare proposal this week to cut payments to hospitals as part of a drug reimbursement program, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price called the plan a “significant step toward fulfilling President Trump’s… Continue reading
Jul 15 'Are you saying I'm dying?' Training doctors to speak frankly about death By Max Blau, STAT Doctors have a tough time being frank with patients who are dying. So they're stepping into simulators to practice telling patients the unvarnished truth. Continue reading
Jul 15 Major insurance groups call part of health bill 'unworkable' By Alan Fram, Associated Press Two of the insurance industry's most powerful organizations say a crucial provision in the Senate Republican health care bill allowing the sale of bare-bones policies is "unworkable in any form."… Continue reading
Jul 14 Transgender health care targeted in crusade to undo ACA By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Because Medicaid covers a disproportionately high number of transgender people, the potential change could heap hardship on an already embattled population. Continue reading
Jul 13 CRISPR used to store images and a movie inside living bacteria By Hyacinth Empinado, STAT Forget iTunes or your old zipper case of DVDs. How about storing movies in a Petri dish of E. coli? All you need is some genetic engineering with CRISPR. Continue reading