health care

GOP says there’s momentum for their Obamacare repeal bill, but hurdles remain

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Senate Republicans have less than two weeks to succeed and face a tough fight to win enough GOP support to reverse the summer's self-inflicted defeat on the party's high-priority issue.

Hillary Clinton on losing in Wisconsin, getting universal health care

By PBS News Hour

Why didn’t Hillary Clinton win the key states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania in the 2016 election? In the second part of their conversation, Clinton, author of “What Happened,” sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss lessons learned from the…

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Standard Medigap plans are learning some new tricks

By Philip Moeller

If you are considering a certain Medigap letter plan, don’t assume that all such plans will offer the same features.

WATCH: Sanders introduces a bill to expand Medicare for all

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Americans would get health coverage simply by showing a new government-issued card and would no longer owe out-of-pocket expenses like deductibles, according to legislation Sen. Bernie Sanders released Wednesday.

Will Senate bargainers’ deal on children’s health pass?

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Senate bargainers have reached agreement to extend financing for the children's health insurance program for five years, and approval of the deal would avert an end-of-month cash crunch for the popular initiative.

WATCH LIVE: Senate health committee holds first hearing on stabilizing Obamacare

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Both parties must give ground to craft a compromise bill shoring up the nation's individual health insurance markets or they'll be blamed for hurting millions of consumers, the chairman of the Senate health committee said Wednesday.

For Houston dialysis patients, getting treatment during the disaster means life or death

By PBS News Hour

The Houston health care system is under strain from the fallout from Hurricane Harvey. Aside from those who have been injured, patients with chronic diseases still need their life-saving treatments. Miles O’Brien talks to Tomeka Weatherspoon of Houston Public Media.

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How do I get the Medicare coverage I want with the lowest out-of-pocket cost?

By Philip Moeller

If your overall objective here is to get the coverage you want with the lowest annual out-of-pocket expense, you can use Medicare's own online tools to get a good idea of available Part D drug plans and Medigap supplement plans.

Column: The health insurance tax exemption makes care more affordable, not less

By Joseph White

Public policy professor Joe White replies to Yevgeniy Feyman and Charles Blahous’s argument that the health insurance tax exemption induces people to buy too much health care.

Column: The real health care fight is coming, and it’s about seniors’ access

By Philip Moeller

Older citizens and their families need to be vigilant about efforts to raise the price of their health care, restrict their access to care or deny it to them altogether. Here are three such efforts to be aware of.