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 16 High stakes for Trump on GOP health care bill By Catherine Lucey and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Dealing with skepticism from conservatives and moderates alike, the White House is considering changes to the bill that might reassure conservatives, all in an effort to muscle through the GOP-backed health care plan in the House next week. 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 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 13 24 million could lose insurance under GOP health care plan, new report says By Laura Santhanam The plan would cut federal spending by more than $337 billion between 2017 and 2026, according to budget office analysis. Continue reading
Mar 13 Concerned about health care reform? The PBS NewsHour wants to hear from you By Laura Santhanam Once again, the U.S. is gripped by a debate about how to transform the nation's health care system. PBS NewsHour wants to hear what matters most to you. Continue reading
Mar 12 Republicans dismiss upcoming budget analysis of health plan By Hope Yen, Associated Press Republicans on Sunday dismissed an upcoming Congressional Budget Office analysis widely expected to conclude that more Americans will be uninsured under a proposal to dismantle Barack Obama's health law. Continue reading
Mar 11 Pence appeals for complete GOP support for health overhaul By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence is taking the Trump administration's case for a health care overhaul to Kentucky, where one of the state's GOP senators has been a leading critic of the White House-backed overhaul. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 6:02 House Budget chair predicts success for GOP health bill By PBS News Hour Before the House Republican’s health care plan can receive its final vote in the House of Representatives, it needs to clear one more hurdle. Judy Woodruff speaks with Tennessee Rep. Diane Black, chair of the Budget Committee, about the bill’s… Continue watching
Mar 10 Women’s health services face cuts in Republican bill By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Women seeking abortions and some basic health services, including prenatal care, contraception and cancer screenings, would face restrictions and struggle to pay for some of that medical care under the House Republicans' proposed bill. Continue reading