Feb 03 GOP mulls ‘repairing’ Obamacare law it vowed to repeal By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press GOP lawmakers insist they haven't abandoned their goal of repeal, though they face lingering disputes about whether that should come before, after or simultaneously with a replacement effort. Continue reading
Feb 03 Employers fret job-based coverage is vulnerable to fallout from GOP health overhaul By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News Business dislikes many parts of the ACA. But large companies in particular say a poorly thought-out replacement might turn out to be worse for their workers. Continue reading
Jan 28 Arizona children could lose big under ACA repeal By Will Stone, KJZZ In recent years, Arizona has had one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country. But the Affordable Care Act has begun to change that. Continue reading
Jan 27 At GOP retreat, still searching for ‘repeal and replace’ consensus By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Republicans from the House, Senate and White House gathered in Philadelphia this week searching, among other things, for some agreement on how exactly to “repeal and replace” the federal health law. By the end of the second day of the… Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch Senators press Trump picks Price, Mulvaney By PBS News Hour President Trump's selection for secretary of health and human services took his turn before a Senate committee on Tuesday. Similar to last week's hearings, Rep. Tom Price faced tough questions on the Affordable Care Act. The president's pick for budget… Continue watching
Jan 24 Document reveals Trump health secretary nominee’s relationship with biotech firm By Marisa Taylor and Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News The document shows for the first time the nature of the assistance Price provided for MiMedx, a firm in his district that would become a top campaign contributor, seeding his political funds with more than $40,000 in the years since… Continue reading
Jan 23 Republican states look to tweak Medicaid expansion under Obamacare, not eliminate it By Christine Vestal, Stateline As candidates two years ago, the Republican governors of Kentucky and Arkansas swore they would do away with “Obamacare” if elected. But a funny thing happened between the campaign trail and the governor’s mansion: Reality set in. Continue reading
Jan 22 A guide to Obama and Trump’s differences on health policy By Dylan Scott, STAT While Trump may play some wild cards in the realms of medicine, science, and public health, you can look for some surprising continuity with Obama’s administration. Continue reading
Jan 21 How Trump’s executive order impacts future of the Affordable Care Act By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Julie Pace, Associated Press President Donald Trump's first executive order targets the sweeping "Obamacare" law by giving federal agencies broad leeway to chip away at the measure. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 6:35 Reassessing the value of care for chronic health conditions By PBS News Hour Surgeon Atul Gawande says we need to reconsider health care’s focus on generously rewarding physicians who practice heroic interventions, rather than those who practice incremental medicine for chronic conditions. Gawande talks with William Brangham about the value of that kind… Continue watching