Mar 06 Watch Republicans plan key changes on subsidies, Medicaid for ACA replacement By PBS News Hour Republican lawmakers released their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on Monday evening. Proposed changes include ending direct government subsidies in favor of tax credits, ending penalties of the individual mandate and phasing out the expansion of… Continue watching
Mar 06 No affordable health insurance options? This could happen. By Tom Murphy and Meghan Hoyer, Associated Press According to an analysis by the Associated Press and the health care firm Avalere Health, more than 1,000 counties are down to their last insurance carrier. Continue reading
Mar 05 Spike in syphilis among newborns driven by broader epidemic By Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News The Central Valley — a vast agricultural and mostly low-income swath of California — has seen an unprecedented spike in congenital syphilis over the last few years. Continue reading
Mar 02 How this Vermont experiment improves patient health at lower cost By Michael Ollove, Stateline This tiny state, with a population more rural and less diverse than the country as a whole, is embarking on an experiment that could transform the delivery of health care nationwide. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 9:59 Hospitals worry an ACA repeal could harm their financial health By PBS News Hour Efforts by the Trump administration and congressional Republicans to dismantle the Affordable Care Act are underway, unnerving to some hospital executives who see uncertainty for their bottom line. If large numbers of people lose their insurance under a replacement, hospital… Continue watching
Feb 27 WATCH: Donald Trump's address to Congress By Associated Press President Donald Trump will make his maiden speech to a joint session of Congress around 9 p.m. EST on Feb. 28. Watch live here. Continue reading
Feb 27 Drowning in a 'high-risk insurance pool' — at $18,000 a year By Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio One way to lower premiums: high-risk insurance pools for people with health problems. But critics say even successful high-risk pools were very expensive. Continue reading
Feb 26 5 takeaways from the leaked Republican bill to repeal Obamacare By Dylan Scott, STAT A formal draft of the House Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act leaked out on Friday. Continue reading
Feb 26 Congress returns, with health care, Supreme Court on agenda By Erica Werner, Associated Press Congress returns to Washington this week to confront dramatic decisions on health care and the Supreme Court that may help determine the course of Donald Trump's presidency. Continue reading
Feb 26 Report warns of state money fallout from health law repeal By Ben Nuckols and Ricardo Alonzo-Zaldivar, Associated Press A sobering report to governors warns that federal spending cuts probably would create funding gaps for states and threaten many people with the loss of insurance coverage. Continue reading