Nov 01 I care for my aging mother 24/7. Can I get help? By Philip Moeller Medicare does not cover the kind of in-home custodial care this reader needs. Does she have any options?… Continue reading
Sep 27 Can I get more affordable long-term care insurance? By Philip Moeller Long-term care costs can be very, very high and Medicare does not pay for it. Continue reading
Sep 27 Funding hangs in limbo for the nation’s 1,400 community health centers By Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News With four days left in the government’s fiscal year, Congress has not voted on reauthorizing billions of dollars now going to community health centers and other health programs for the 2018 budget year that starts Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 23 HHS hints at major changes to Medicare that could mean higher costs for patients By Erin Mershon, STAT WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is signaling it will pursue significant changes to Medicare that could put beneficiaries on the hook for higher costs. In an informal proposal on Wednesday, federal health officials hinted at several new pilot programs it… Continue reading
Jul 29 Get ready for the next big health care fight. This one’s all about kids By Erin Mershon, STAT CHIP, which health insurance for millions of kids, will run out of federal funds in weeks unless Congress acts. Another partisan fight may loom. Continue reading
Jul 29 Even without Congress, Trump can still cut Medicaid enrollment By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News The Trump administration is poised to use its regulatory powers to accomplish what lawmakers could not: shrink Medicaid. Continue reading
Jul 28 Who wins and who loses after last night’s health care vote By Lisa Desjardins The early morning health care vote dealt what may have been a fatal blow to efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. In the wake of that vote, we break down the winners and losers. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 10:35 Key senators resist Republicans’ ‘skinny’ Obamacare repeal By PBS News Hour A long day of Senate debate set up a longer night of voting, when Republicans plan to propose the one health care idea they think could pass: a stripped-down repeal that would abolish the individual and employer mandates, as well… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 9:01 Will McCain’s speech inspire bipartisanship in the health care debate? By PBS News Hour Sen. John McCain made a dramatic return to the Senate floor in his first public appearance since being diagnosed with brain cancer, calling on colleagues to change the tone and behavior of Congress to work together. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.,… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 4:53 Sen. Wicker: Trump believes health care bill can get 50 votes By PBS News Hour President Trump urged Senate Republicans to try again to get enough votes to pass a health care bill that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the impact of the… Continue watching