Apr 05 Trump’s FDA pick faces questions over financial ties to medical companies By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Scott Gottlieb promised to prioritize the opioid crisis, said science will prevail despite his extensive financial ties to FDA-regulated medical companies. Continue reading
Apr 05 With GOP bill dead, Alaska gets creative to reduce health care costs By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News In Alaska, individual health insurance premiums here climbed almost 40 percent annually after the ACA went into effect, and high health care costs drove all but one provider out of the market in 2017. Continue reading
Apr 04 In Missouri, hospitals must choose: abortions for high-risk pregnancies or family planning funds By Durrie Bouscaren, St. Louis Public Radio Federal law already prevents Medicaid from reimbursing providers for most abortions. Missouri’s new measure rejects $8.3 million in federal funds for the women’s health program, allowing the state to block state funds for other family planning services from going to… Continue reading
Mar 30 Republican foes of health care bill win praise in districts By Thomas Beaumont and Dylan Lovan, Associated Press In Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Iowa in the bitter aftermath of the GOP's epic failure, Republicans who blocked the legislation have won praise from constituents for stopping what many saw as a flawed plan, either in the legislation's substance… Continue reading
Mar 29 WATCH: Spicer says President Trump optimistic about health care reform By News Desk "I think there is a lot of people who have some ideas how to move forward and we are entertaining those," Spicer said. Continue reading
Mar 28 Can Republicans revive their effort to repeal Obamacare? By Lisa Desjardins Last week, House Republicans failed to move forward with a vote on their health care bill. But days later, House GOP leaders said they will try again. Continue reading
Mar 28 House Republicans will try again on health care bill, Paul Ryan says By Alan Fram, Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan offered no timeline, and leaders haven't resolved how to overcome the deep GOP divisions that crumpled their legislation last week. Continue reading
Mar 28 In Trump country, voters don’t blame president for the health care bill debacle By Max Siegelbaum and David Steen Martin, STAT “He did all he could, I think,” said one Virginia supporter of President Trump's efforts to save the American Health Care Act. Continue reading
Mar 27 WATCH: Spicer addresses failed Republican health care bill in news briefing By Associated Press Spicer is expected to begin speaking around 1:30 p.m. Watch live here. Continue reading
Mar 27 Schumer seizes on Trump team’s offer to work on health care with Democrats By Hope Yen, Associated Press Trump initially focused the blame on Democrats and predicted a dire future for the Obamacare. But on Sunday he turned his criticism toward conservatives. Continue reading