May 24 CBO verdict: 51 million uninsured by 2026 under House health care bill By Laura Santhanam As many as 51 million people would lose health insurance coverage by 2026 if the latest Republican effort to overhaul Obamacare becomes law, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s latest analysis released Wednesday. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 10:24 Debating the impact of Trump’s stark budget departure By PBS News Hour The White House says President Trump's first full proposed budget puts taxpayers first. His plan would dramatically reduce Medicaid spending, food benefits and Social Security Disability Insurance, while boosting defense funding. Lisa Desjardins reports and Hari Sreenivasan gets views from… Continue watching
May 22 Senate Republicans quietly work on their version of a health overhaul bill By Alan Fram, Associated Press Remember the Republican health care bill?… Continue reading
May 17 How Maine got high-risk pools to work By Patty Wight, Maine Public One option touted by House Republicans borrows an idea that Maine used just before the Affordable Care Act went into effect. It’s called an “invisible high-risk pool” — invisible because people in it didn’t even know they were. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 6:06 Current GOP health care bill would be a ‘disaster’ for states, says Colorado governor By PBS News Hour Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says the current version of the Republican bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, now bound for the Senate, “in no way improves the health care system.” William Brangham speaks with Hickenlooper about what’s… Continue watching
May 14 In swing districts, voters vent over health care, fear Trump By Bill Barrow and Sara Burnett, Associated Press Americans vented similar frustrations this past week in Republican districts crucial to GOP majority control of the House, sounding off about health care and President Donald Trump's abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading
May 11 The Republican who revived the health care bill faces angry voters at town hall By Michael Catalini, Associated Press Rep. Tom MacArthur faced hundreds of angry voters for nearly five hours, seeking to both sell and defend the health plan that has drawn widespread outrage and fears among those worried they may be at risk of not being able… Continue reading
May 09 Across the country, activists ramp up fight against GOP health care bill By Jessica Yarvin It’s turning into a pattern: House lawmakers return to their districts during their congressional recess for a week or two of constituent outreach, and progressive activists show up to their town halls to protest Republicans’ plans for a health care… Continue reading
May 09 The 10 ‘essential’ benefits that could be eliminated under the GOP health care plan By Michael Ollove, Stateline Critics of the Republican health care plan the House passed last week mostly have focused on how it might harm Americans with pre-existing health conditions and poor and disabled people who rely on Medicaid — two vulnerable, but defined, populations. Continue reading
May 08 Why blue states might ditch beloved Obamacare protections By Chad Terhune, Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News Few, if any, states would be able to fund federal health care subsidies on their own under the American Health Care Act. Continue reading