Nov 29 Watch 2:38 Trump announces administration health officials By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump chose orthopedist and six-term Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and health policy expert Seema Verma to head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Meanwhile, Mr. Trump’s pick for… Continue watching
Nov 28 Pence expanded Medicaid coverage as governor, now threatens to take away By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Indiana Gov. Mike Pence was one of 10 Republican governors to expand Medicaid under Obamacare, but as President-elect Donald Trump’s running mate, Pence is now calling for the health law’s repeal and replacement. Continue reading
Nov 27 What Trump can learn from Obama’s rough ride on health care By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Barack Obama took on the problems of a lack of access to health care and high cost, but he and Democrats paid a political price. Continue reading
Nov 23 Column: Under a President Trump, Medicare reforms are a matter of when, not if By Philip Moeller Donald Trump's victory has put our entire health care system in play, if not up for grabs. Will Trump and a Republican Congress follow through on pledges to end the Affordable Care Act? How might ACA changes affect Medicare?… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 4:48 Trump strikes different tone, policy positions in sit-down with New York Times By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump met with The New York Times for an on-the-record conversation on Tuesday. During the session, Mr. Trump disavowed the alt-right but defended Stephen Bannon, said he didn’t want to hurt Hillary Clinton and said he might not… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 12:22 Senior advisor says Trump is open to listening on climate, Medicare By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 18 This Trump-in-law may lose millions if Obamacare is repealed By Rebecca Robbins, STAT Jared Kushner’s younger brother, Josh Kushner, cofounded a startup created to capitalize on the Affordable Care Act — which Trump has vowed to quickly dismantle. Continue reading
Nov 17 Uncertain about Obamacare’s future, millions ask if they should enroll By Ana B. Ibarra, Kaiser Health News Now, amid the uncertain future of Obamacare in a Trump administration, some resisters are feeling vindicated and other consumers simply don’t see the need to sign up. Still others, according to Affordable Care Act advocates, are eager to take advantage… Continue reading
Nov 16 Early sign-ups for health care law are steady, but no surge By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A little more than 1 million people renewed health coverage or signed up for the first time through HealthCare.gov around the start of open enrollment. Continue reading
Nov 10 Under President-elect Trump, these policies could replace Obamacare By Shefali Luthra, Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News The Affordable Care Act transformed the medical system, expanding coverage to millions, injecting billions in tax revenue, changing insurance rules and launching ambitious experiments in quality and efficiency. Continue reading