health care

I can’t afford Medicare Part B. How do I prepare for tomorrow’s health problems?

By Philip Moeller

While you have dodged a health care bullet so far, the odds are you will need substantial health care in your later years.

White House says it’s open to scrapping health care provision from tax bill

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The White House says it’s willing to strike a health care provision from Senate legislation to cut taxes and overhaul the tax code if the provision becomes an impediment to passing one of President Donald Trump’s top legislative priorities.

Veterans Affairs exploring idea of merging health system with Pentagon

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

As part of its effort to expand private health care, Veterans Affairs is exploring the possibility of merging its health system with the Pentagon’s, a cost-saving measure that veterans groups say could threaten the viability of VA hospitals.

Wanting more money for tax cuts, Republicans seek Obamacare individual mandate repeal

By PBS News Hour

With growing confidence that they will be able to quickly push through tax reform, Republicans are making an even bigger bet by adding the health care debate to the mix. Lawmakers have woven a repeal of the individual mandate into…

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How does a married couple make the most of Medicare and an employer health plan?

By Philip Moeller

A couple finds that insuring the husband through the wife's employer plan is too expensive and doesn't cover much. Could a Medicare option save them money?…

Maine voters approve measure to expand Medicaid

By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

Tuesday's referendum represented the first time since the law took effect that the question of expansion had been put in front of U.S. voters.

‘What the 21st century demands’: designing homes to improve patients’ health

By Rebecca Robbins, STAT

New interior design programs train students to use lighting, acoustics, and fabric to make day-to-day living easier for people with medical conditions.

ACA ‘silver plan’ premiums up an average of 34 percent, new analysis finds

By Associated Press

An analysis of newly released government data finds that premiums for the most popular health plans under the Affordable Care Act are going up by an average 34 percent next year.

McConnell says he’s awaiting Trump guidance on health care

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday he's willing to bring bipartisan health care legislation to the floor if President Donald Trump makes clear he supports it.

Uninsured Americans rises to over 12 percent amid health care fight

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

The number of U.S. adults without health insurance is up nearly 3.5 million this year, as rising premiums and political turmoil over "Obamacare" undermine coverage gains that drove the nation's uninsured rate to a historic low.