Jul 21 Watch 5:34 The great struggle of getting anything done when partisanship reigns By PBS News Hour Congress these days has an obvious theme: more blame than legislation. Congressional Republicans have taken a sharply partisan route in their health care reform efforts, with multiple failed and contentious attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. How… Continue watching
Jul 21 Uber and the gig economy used to publicly support Obamacare. What happened? By Erin Mershon, STAT Uber, Lyft, and other tech companies behind the "gig economy" once rallied behind Obamacare for their freelance workforces. Since President Trump was elected and congressional Republicans began in earnest their efforts to reform the health system, the industry titans have… Continue reading
Jul 20 Trump administration ends Affordable Care Act assistance contracts in 18 cities By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Community groups say the move, announced to them by contractors last week, will make it even more difficult to enroll the uninsured and help people already covered re-enroll or shop for a new policy. That's already a concern because of… Continue reading
Jul 20 GOP senators hunker down for last-ditch push for health care reform By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press Reviving the legislation will require party leaders to win support from at least 50 of the 52 GOP senators, a threshold they've been short of for weeks. Aiming to finally resolve the issue, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he'll… Continue reading
Jul 19 Column: My health insurance nightmare and what I'm doing from now on By Ivy Austin All I had wanted to know was my financial liability for a medical procedure. Who wouldn't?… 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 16 McConnell delays vote on health care after McCain surgery By Erica Werner, Associated Press Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he will delay consideration of health care legislation in the Senate, after Sen. John McCain's absence following surgery left Republicans short of votes on their marquee legislation. 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 Watch 9:26 Here's what's in the Senate GOP health care bill 2.0 By PBS News Hour Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled Thursday the second version of the GOP’s proposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act, but the path to passage remains anything but clear. The new bill aims to stabilize insurance costs for consumers, but… Continue watching