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
Jan 18 Poll: Americans of all stripes say fix health care By Laurie Kellman and Emily Swanson, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sylvia Douglas twice voted for President Barack Obama and last year cast a ballot for Democrat Hillary Clinton. But when it comes to "Obamacare," she now sounds like President-elect Donald Trump. This makes her chuckle amid the serious… Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 7:27 A way to save money when half of all health costs is spent on a fraction of patients By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Health care “super-utilizers” make up just 5 percent of the U.S. population but they account for 50 percent of health care spending. As health care costs continue to rise, providers are trying to figure out how to find these patients… Continue watching