Mar 15 Watch 7:05 Why Americans want answers on Trump’s wiretap claims By PBS News Hour How important is it to get to the bottom of President Trump’s allegation that his predecessor wiretapped Trump Tower? Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union and Democratic strategist Karine Jean-Pierre join Judy Woodruff to discuss the state of investigations… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 10:41 Will Tom Price take a ‘surgical approach’ to revising Obamacare? By PBS News Hour Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga) is an orthopedic surgeon and a vocal critic of the Affordable Care Act. He's also President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Sabrina Corlette of Georgetown… Continue watching
Nov 28 LGBT health advocates fear backlash under Trump By Anne-christine d’Adesky, KQED Future of You Since Donald Trump’s election, LGBT health advocates have been holding their breath to see who the president-elect will pick for the cabinet-level position of secretary of Health and Human Services. Continue reading
Nov 11 Science and technology under a Trump presidency By Nsikan Akpan, Leigh Anne Tiffany Science, technology and health policy under Donald Trump will feature cuts, but also inescapable progress. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 10:09 Is this ‘syndrome’ causing American political dysfunction? By PBS News Hour Has our political system gone crazy? Jonathan Rauch thinks so. In a recent piece for the Atlantic, Rauch explores what he calls “chaos syndrome” in Washington: government stagnation, he argues, is resulting from politicians' inability to compromise, combined with constant… Continue watching
Apr 28 Significant premium hikes expected under Obama health law By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Tom Murphy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Expect insurers to seek significant premium increases under President Barack Obama's health care law, in a wave of state-level requests rippling across the country. Continue reading
Feb 24 Your Medicare tax dollars at work By Philip Moeller Medicare Maven Phil Moeller answers your Medicare questions. Continue reading
Feb 24 HealthCare.gov ‘passive’ on heading off fraud By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — With billions in taxpayer dollars at stake, the Obama administration has taken a "passive" approach to identifying potential fraud involving the president's health care law, nonpartisan congressional investigators say in a report due out Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 04 12.7 million signed up for Obama health care law, beating expectations By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Still facing political jeopardy, President Barack Obama's health care law beat expectations by earning solid sign-ups this year, according to figures released Thursday by the administration. Continue reading