Politics Oct 19 Watch 10:10 Why health care has become a top issue for voters in deep red states Polls show health care is one of the top issues for Americans this year. In heavily Republican Idaho, where state lawmakers haven’t expanded Medicaid coverage, voters petitioned to put the measure on the ballot. In partnership with Politico, John Yang…
Making Sen$e Sep 26 Threats to Medicare, Social Security in the spotlight ahead of midterm elections Advocacy groups are making a push to inform voters about what they see as risks to Medicare and Social Security ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. By Philip Moeller
Politics Jul 28 Who wins and who loses after last night’s health care vote The early morning health care vote dealt what may have been a fatal blow to efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. In the wake of that vote, we break down the winners and losers. By Lisa Desjardins
Politics Jul 28 Inside the most dramatic 90 minutes in recent Senate history In the Senate chamber, Republicans released a final health care proposal and announced a vote would be just two hours away. At midnight. Once that voting started, the minute-to-minute drama was riveting. By Lisa Desjardins
Jul 18 Watch 7:29 Where Bernie Sanders sees bipartisan middle ground on health care By PBS NewsHour Will Democrats have a seat at the table now that the Republican push on health care has collapsed? Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., joins Judy Woodruff to discuss what went wrong and the possible path ahead on health care reform. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 6:57 What Virginia’s poorest citizens want from health care reform By PBS NewsHour As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, we visit patients and health care providers at a free clinic in rural southwest Virginia -- a region that strongly supported President Trump, in a state… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 8:07 In a city with few health care options, this firehouse answers the call By PBS NewsHour In the city of Hayward, California, options for health care are limited. But officials there came up with an innovative solution: integrating a new fire station with medical services to take advantage of its prime location and other conveniences. Special… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 5:58 Why the Senate Republican health care bill has a vote problem By PBS NewsHour The biggest change proposed by the Senate Republican health care bill is how the federal government would fund Medicaid. Lisa Desjardins and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News join Hari Sreenivasan to help break down the details and the… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 13:56 Senate Democrats take a stand as GOP readies secret health care bill By PBS NewsHour Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that a draft of the Senate GOP's health care bill is on its way with a possible vote next week, even though no details have been publicly released. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats mounted a public relations… Continue watching