Mar 17 You asked: Are Syrian children getting the help they need? By Larisa Epatko Through activities like art classes intended to help them express their distress, children in Syria gradually learn to relax and draw houses and blue skies, rather than tanks and bomb-dropping planes. Continue reading
Mar 16 House panel approves troubled GOP health care bill By Alan Fram, Associated Press The vote was 19-17, with Democrats unanimously voting no. Had one more Republican joined them, the measure would have failed in what would have been a damaging, embarrassing — but not fatal — blow to the measure, despite its backing… Continue reading
Mar 16 Health exchange enrollment misses Obama administration’s goal, but stays steady By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News The administration had no immediate comment on the enrollment numbers. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 6:26 Typing sentences by simply thinking is possible with new technology By PBS News Hour For decades, researchers have worked to find and create more direct connections between the human brain and computers. New groundbreaking technology may now help improve the lives of people who are paralyzed or experience severe limb weakness due to illness… Continue watching
Mar 15 Beyond the top-line numbers, what else was in CBO’s report on new health care bill? By Lisa Desjardins We, and much of the Internet, reported the headlines from the Congressional Budget Office’s report on the House Republican health care bill Monday. But the 37-page CBO analysis, and the agency’s 30-minute call with reporters immediately after its release, was… Continue reading
Mar 15 GOP health overhaul puts pressure on state governments By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The Republican health care plan means less money for states and gives them a tough choice: Find a pot of cash to make up the difference or let coverage lapse for millions of lower-income Americans. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 54:12 PBS NewsHour full episode March 14, 2017 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, a look at where the Republican health care bill stands following a blistering report from the Congressional Budget Office. Also: The first major test for Europe's far-right as the Dutch head to the polls, what school… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 10:35 Freedom Caucus member Yoho thinks House health care bill will get amended By PBS News Hour From both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue came talk of amending the GOP health care bill on Tuesday. New estimates released Monday from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office bolstered opposition from Democrats and had some Republicans warning that the bill needs… Continue watching
Mar 14 WATCH: Spicer addresses analysis of GOP health bill in news briefing By News Desk and Associated Press White House, Republicans in Congress seek support for health care bill, as critics attack over new estimates that 24 million people would lose coverage. Continue reading
Mar 14 AP fact check: Trump’s promises on health care By Calvin Woodward, Jim Drinkard, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he'd get "insurance for everybody," better coverage and lower consumer costs.But a CBO analysis says that's not what will happen. Continue reading