Jul 15 Heller facing hot seat on GOP health care bill decision By Erica Werner and Alison Noon, Associated Press Health care legislation is hanging by a thread in the Senate, and no one is under more pressure than Republican Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada. Continue reading
Jul 15 Major insurance groups call part of health bill ‘unworkable’ By Alan Fram, Associated Press Two of the insurance industry's most powerful organizations say a crucial provision in the Senate Republican health care bill allowing the sale of bare-bones policies is "unworkable in any form."… Continue reading
Jul 13 Column: Why we are all insurance companies By Mihir A. Desai “We are all insurance companies.” This odd dictum, from the famous American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce, may serve us well as we struggle to find the best path forward in the health insurance debate. Continue reading
Jun 08 If the individual health insurance market withers, who would revive it? By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News In his high-stakes strategy to overhaul the federal health law, President Donald Trump is threatening to upend the individual health insurance market with several key policies. But if the market actually breaks, could anyone put it back together again?… Continue reading
Apr 26 Leading GOP moderate opposes plan to move House health bill By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Republican lawmakers were meeting Wednesday to consider how to rescue the GOP drive to repeal much of President Barack Obama's health care law. Continue reading
Mar 18 A pricey drug cuts cardiovascular risks in clinical trial — but will insurers cover it? By Damian Garde, STAT Amgen's cholesterol drug lowered risk of cardiovascular trouble in a huge clinical trial — but the results may not be good enough for insurers to cover. Continue reading
Mar 13 Are military doctors trained to treat trans patients? By Corinne Segal Researchers surveyed military doctors and found the vast majority had received “three hours or less of training on transgender care.”… Continue reading
Feb 18 Treatment gaps persist between low- and high-income workers, even with insurance By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Low-wage workers with job-based health insurance were significantly more likely than their higher-income colleagues to wind up in the emergency department. Continue reading
Feb 15 Trump administration ushers in changes to Obama health law By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Tom Murphy, Associated Press The moves announced separately by the Health and Human Services Department and the IRS don't amount to sweeping changes to the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Jan 28 Arizona children could lose big under ACA repeal By Will Stone, KJZZ In recent years, Arizona has had one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country. But the Affordable Care Act has begun to change that. Continue reading