

Politics Dec 07

These are just some of the millions of Americans across the country who, faced with a Dec. 15 deadline for enrollment, are confronting the imperfect realities of the Affordable Care Act and the efforts to dismantle it.
By Laura Santhanam
Politics Nov 15

Senate Republicans say they'll include a repeal of the health coverage mandate in their tax plan. How would this impact the health care law and tax reform?…
By Daniel Bush
Health Nov 13

The demand nationwide appears high. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which administers the federal program, announced that 601,000 signed up on healthcare.gov during the first four days of open enrollment that began Nov. 1.
By Elaine S. Povich, Stateline
Nation Nov 08

Emboldened by election wins, Democrats are starting to see a political edge in health care, particularly widening Medicaid access for more low-income people.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
Is this enrollment season better, worse or the same for millions of Americans signing up for health insurance coverage? The PBS NewsHour wants to hear your story.
With the Senate in recess this week and the House of Representatives out the next, time to find a fix for CHIP is running out.
Oct 05

By Laura Santhanam
More Americans are dissatisfied with Congress after a summer of political haggling led by Senate and House Republicans failed to produce enough votes to dismantle Obamacare, according to a new poll from PBS NewsHour and Marist.
Sep 27

By Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News
With four days left in the government’s fiscal year, Congress has not voted on reauthorizing billions of dollars now going to community health centers and other health programs for the 2018 budget year that starts Sunday.
Sep 27

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
Some lawmakers said it's still possible to bridge the partisan gap on a limited set of priority issues.
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