Oct 12 Watch 5:25 Democrats voice concern for Affordable Care Act as Senate panel opens Barrett hearings By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes Senate confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett began Monday. With her nomination, President Trump and Republican lawmakers are seeking to put a conservative stamp on the Supreme Court for years to come. But Senate Democrats expressed concerns both about Barrett’s… Continue watching
Oct 07 Harris says Trump won’t guard preexisting conditions By Associated Press In response, Pence says that “Obamacare was a disaster” and that he and Trump have a plan to cover people with preexisting conditions, though the Trump administration hasn’t yet released such a plan. Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: Schumer slams GOP senators in vote to protect ACA By Associated Press The Republican vote is in response to Senator Schumer's effort requiring them to make a choice between a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump or supporting the law that protects people with pre-existing conditions. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 13:16 Shields and Brooks on Ginsburg’s legacy, Trump’s election rhetoric Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the battle over filling her Supreme Court seat, President Trump’s continuing rhetoric… Continue watching
Sep 24 WATCH: Trump promotes health care ‘vision’ in North Carolina, but gaps remain By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Jill Colvin, Associated Press More than three-and-a-half years into his presidency and 40 days from an election, President Donald Trump is launching what aides term a "vision" for health care heavy on unfulfilled aspirations. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: Ginsburg’s legacy and what’s ahead for the Supreme Court By Courtney Vinopal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who long stood for women’s rights issues and became the court’s second female justice, died Friday, Sept. 18 at her home in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 10:55 In Lehigh Valley, PA, economic concerns predate the pandemic By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman NewsHour Weekend’s new series “Road to Elections 2020” kicks off in the swing state of Pennsylvania, which flipped for Republicans in 2016. Christopher Booker reports from the Lehigh Valley in Northeast Pennsylvania where concerns over the economy predate the COVID-19… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 9:42 How Switzerland delivered health care for all — and kept its private insurance By William Brangham, Jason Kane Since the pandemic began, more Americans think U.S. health care is below average compared to other nations, and the possibility of moving to a system of universal coverage is up for debate. One potential model is Switzerland, which has achieved… Continue watching
Aug 20 Pandemic pushes expansion of ‘hospital-at-home’ treatment By Linda A. Johnson, Associated PRess Communications technology, portable medical equipment and teams of doctors, nurses, X-ray techs and paramedics make this possible. Like telemedicine, the concept stands to become more popular with consumers hooked on home delivery and other Internet-connected conveniences. Continue reading
Jul 17 Court backs Trump expansion of short-term health plans By Mark Sherman, Associated Press A divided federal appeals court has upheld the Trump administration's expansion of cheaper short-term health insurance plans as an alternative to the Affordable Care Act's costlier comprehensive insurance. Continue reading