Oct 19 White House aims for 13.8 million health care sign-ups this season By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Facing new challenges to a legacy law, the Obama administration on Wednesday set its goals for the president's final health care sign-up season. Continue reading
Oct 14 In some states, Medicaid rules make it more difficult to treat addiction By Christine Vestal, Stateline Finding and paying for addiction treatment remains a challenge for low-income Americans. Continue reading
Oct 11 Is Trump’s debate claim about health care costs rising true? By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News When it comes to health care, there are many different types of costs: those for governments, employers and individuals. And those costs don’t always go up and down at the same time. Continue reading
Oct 07 If elected, Trump could start to dismantle Obamacare on Day One By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Formal regulations would take time to undo, because they must follow a lengthy process allowing for public comment. But there are several measures Trump could take on Day One of his presidency to cripple the law’s effectiveness. Continue reading
Sep 23 20 million would lose health coverage under Trump plan, study says By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A new study that examines some major health care proposals from the presidential candidates finds that Donald Trump would cause about 20 million to lose coverage while Hillary Clinton would provide coverage for an additional 9 million people. Continue reading
Sep 13 Number of uninsured Americans falls again in 2015 By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Still, between 2013 and 2015, the first two full years the health law was in effect, the uninsured rate dropped by more than 4 percentage points. Meanwhile, the percentage of Americans with insurance for at least some part of the… Continue reading
Aug 28 Can Clinton save health overhaul from its mounting problems? By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press With the hourglass running out for his administration, President Barack Obama's health care law is struggling in many parts of the country. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch Aetna announces it will leave exchanges in 11 states By PBS News Hour Since the Affordable Care Act took effect three years ago, more than 20 million more Americans have obtained health coverage. But this week, Aetna -- one of the nation's largest private insurers -- decided to drop out of Affordable Care… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 12:35 Trump’s new campaign manager challenges Clinton on policy By PBS News Hour For the second time this summer, Donald Trump has made major changes to senior campaign staff, hiring Stephen Bannon as CEO and promoting Kellyanne Conway to manager. Judy Woodruff speaks with Robert Costa of The Washington Post about what the… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: Louisiana flooding worsens; crews gain ground on California wildfire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Louisiana flooding called "unprecedented" grew worse, with 8 known dead and some 40,000 homes impacted. In California, crews have gained ground on the massive wildfire north of San Francisco; officials say the blaze is around… Continue watching