Mar 23 Fact check: Are the things lawmakers say in their letters about Obamacare true? By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica As the debate to repeal the law heats up in Congress, constituents are flooding their representatives with notes of support or concern, and the lawmakers are responding, sometimes with form letters that are misleading. A review of more than 200… Continue reading
Mar 22 Conservative House group says GOP should 'start over' on health care bill By Associated Press Several members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus say they are standing firm in opposition to the Republican health care bill despite heavy lobbying by President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan. Continue reading
Mar 22 Should the U.S. make it easier to import prescription drugs? By Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News With prescription drug prices soaring and President Donald Trump vowing to take action, an old idea is gaining fresh traction: allowing Americans to buy medicines from foreign pharmacies at far lower prices. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 8:43 How Trump is trying to sell Republicans on the health care bill By PBS News Hour Time is ticking before a crucial House vote on the bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan are trying to close the deal, pushing for votes and privately telling members their jobs are… Continue watching
Mar 21 Trump warns House Republicans of political costs if they reject GOP health bill By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Donald Trump warned House Republicans they could lose their seats in next year's midterm elections if they failed to back the GOP health care overhaul and fulfill a long-promised goal to undo Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Mar 19 Ryan: More help for older people needed in GOP health bill By Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan says he will seek changes to a divisive GOP health care bill to provide more help to older people hard hit by the plan. Continue reading
Mar 18 Republican health care plan creates budget problems for GOP By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Many budget-conscious Republicans have joined Democrats in opposing the repeal-and-replace version pushed by the White House and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. Continue reading
Mar 18 Republicans at odds over how to overhaul Medicaid By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A group of Republican governors have made their own proposal about how to overhaul Medicaid for low-income people. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 4:02 Why a top physicians' group opposes the GOP health care plan By PBS News Hour Although leading Republicans are pushing to pass their Obamacare replacement bill next week, its impact on millions of Americans remains a point of worry. Some prominent interest groups directly involved in health care are expressing opposition to the plan. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Mar 17 Trump OKs changes in GOP health care bill, winning support By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press President Donald Trump agreed to add fresh Medicaid curbs to the House Republican health care bill Friday, bolstering the measure with support from some conservative lawmakers but leaving its prospects wobbly. House leaders discussed other amendments calibrated to round up… Continue reading