Health

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.

What happened when these states implemented a 'skinny repeal' of the Affordable Care Act

By Julie Appleby

What if, during these strange legislative times, the skinny repeal were passed by the Senate and then became law? States’ experiences with insurance market reforms and rollbacks highlight the possible trouble spots.

What a new study teaches us about football and brain disease

By Amber Partida

Weeks before the NFL season begins, new research reminds us of the physical cost of America’s most popular sport.

How states are fighting over women's access to health care

By Christine Vestal, Stateline

As Washington moved to reduce federal funding for women’s health this year, adversaries in the war over affordable birth control and other women’s health services shifted the battleground to state capitals — resulting in a spate of new laws that…

McCain returns on day of health bill vote

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump urged Republicans to "step up to the plate" for Tuesday's crucial Senate vote on their bill eviscerating much of the Obama health care law. The stage was set for high drama, with Sen. John McCain…

WATCH: Trump calls Obamacare 'death,' urges GOP to 'do the right thing'

By Associated Press

In a televised address, Trump seeks to push his party on the eve of a key vote.

Has the moment for environmental justice been lost?

By Talia Buford, ProPublica

Facing Trump’s proposals for cutting programs that help minorities and the poor, Democrats scramble to make up for missed opportunities to protect them.