Feb 17 McConnell intends to replace ‘Obamacare’ without Democrats By Erica Werner, Associated Press "It's clear that in the early months it's going to be a Republicans-only exercise," the Kentucky senator said at a news conference before lawmakers left for a weeklong President's Day recess. Continue reading
Feb 16 House GOP documents outline plan to replace Obamacare By Lisa Desjardins Policy documents given to PBS NewsHour indicate GOP House members want to phase out Medicaid expansion and expand and enhance health savings accounts. Continue reading
Feb 16 House GOP struggles for consensus on replacing health law By Alan Fram, Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters Thursday that the GOP would deliver legislation to repeal and replace the ACA, but offered no details. Continue reading
Feb 15 Trump administration ushers in changes to Obama health law By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Tom Murphy, Associated Press The moves announced separately by the Health and Human Services Department and the IRS don't amount to sweeping changes to the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Feb 13 GOP must decide what to do with health law taxes By Alan Fram, Associated Press The Congressional Budget Office says the government would lose $1.1 trillion in revenue over 10 years if the law's taxes are eliminated. Continue reading
Feb 12 What made the ACA succeed in some states? Hint: it’s not politics By Stephanie O'Neill, Kaiser Health News A study out Thursday tries to set aside the politics to examine how the insurance markets function and what makes or breaks them in five specific states. Continue reading
Feb 07 If Obamacare is being repealed, do the uninsured need to pay tax penalties? By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Should people bother paying the penalty for not having health insurance when they file their taxes this year if Obamacare is repealed?… Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch Does this Obamacare experiment offer significant savings? By PBS News Hour One of the goals of the Affordable Care Act was to develop organizations that offer doctors and hospitals a deal: In exchange for more efficient care for Medicare recipients, providers receive a share of the savings as a bonus. Now… Continue watching
Feb 05 Indiana, Pence’s home state, seeks federal OK to keep Medicaid expansion By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News As Congress weighs repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the home state of Vice President Mike Pence seeks to keep its Medicaid expansion under the federal health law. Continue reading
Feb 04 Trump’s Supreme Court pick is deeply opposed to assisted suicide By Lev Facher, STAT Neil Gorsuch opposes all forms of assisted suicide and ruled twice against the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate but has never ruled on abortion. Continue reading