Jan 28 Republicans to vote on repealing Obamacare ... again By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: House's first month has focused on base issues without much chance of getting to the president Why another Obamacare vote? Freshmen want to say they voted against it Law remains unpopular, but people like… Continue reading
Jan 19 The wealthiest are getting wealthier, and lobbying has a lot to do with it By Simone Pathe On the eve of the president's State of the Union address and the World Economic Forum, Oxfam is predicting a widening wealth gap and pointing a finger at the millions of dollars spent on lobbying in the United States for… Continue reading
Jan 19 GOP divided over using budget process to derail Obamacare By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republicans running Congress have promised to use every weapon in their arsenal to take down President Barack Obama's health care law. Continue reading
Jan 14 What older workers need to know about the hybrid health care world By Philip Moeller Making Sen$e Medicare Maven Phil Moeller helps readers navigate the different health care combinations now available to so many workers staying on the job past age 65. Continue reading
Jan 09 Why we need to liberate America's health care By Robert Graboyes Health care in America will never improve if we don't change the conversation about what's wrong, argues Mercatus Center's Robert Graboyes. Politicians on both sides of the aisle, he says, fight about coverage instead of opening up the channels of… Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 8:24 What's on the agenda for the new GOP-controlled Congress? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 31 HHS Innovation Lab attempting to change how health care operates By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News The health law’s ambitious lab for transforming how medicine is delivered and financed submitted its official report card to Congress on Tuesday, boasting of a few early results but mostly showing many works in progress. Continue reading
Dec 31 5 things to know about health care in 2015 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — New episodes in the nation's long-running political drama over health care are coming via your news feed in 2015. The fate of President Barack Obama's health care law again hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court weighs… Continue reading
Dec 29 Uninsured Americans face potential higher costs in 2015 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Being uninsured in America will cost you more in 2015. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 7:38 How a state's choice on Medicaid expansion affects hospitals By PBS News Hour In negotiating the creation of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals took a big gamble, with the expectation that they would soon have millions of new Medicaid customers. In states that expanded Medicaid, the bet paid off. Sarah Varney of Kaiser… Continue watching