May 03 Watch 10:53 Lawmakers debate whether GOP health bill solves its pre-existing condition problem By PBS News Hour The revised Republican plan to replace Obamacare gained key endorsements from two moderate Republican holdouts, who were convinced that a new amendment would help cover people with pre-existing conditions. Will the plan garner enough support? Judy Woodruff gets reaction from… Continue watching
Apr 29 GOP health plan for pre-existing conditions spawns worries By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Alan Fram, Associated Press Doctors and patient groups are warning that the latest Republican health care bill would gut hard-won protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions. 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
Apr 24 Watch 5:59 How cutting off subsidy payments to insurance companies would affect Obamacare By PBS News Hour In the debate over health care reform, President Trump must now decide whether he will continue to make payments to insurance companies in order to cover out-of-pocket costs and deductibles for low-income consumers. Judy Woodruff speaks with Robert Laszewski, president… Continue watching
Apr 17 After failed health care bill, pro-Trump group launches ads supporting fight to repeal and replace Obamacare By Alan Fram, Associated Press The $3 million campaign comes during a congressional recess in which GOP lawmakers' town hall meetings have been rocked by liberal supporters of Obamacare. Continue reading
Apr 14 Insurers say Trump must do more to stabilize ‘Obamacare’ By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Tom Murphy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — “Obamacare” is proving more of a challenge than the Trump administration bargained for. With the “repeal and replace” effort at an impasse on Capitol Hill, the administration released on Thursday a set of fixes to stabilize the Affordable… Continue reading
Apr 05 This obscure Medicaid waiver opens up more beds for opioid treatment By Christine Vestal, Stateline An estimated 22 million Americans have a drug or alcohol addiction that needs treatment, yet only one in 10 receive it. Continue reading
Apr 05 With GOP bill dead, Alaska gets creative to reduce health care costs By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News In Alaska, individual health insurance premiums here climbed almost 40 percent annually after the ACA went into effect, and high health care costs drove all but one provider out of the market in 2017. Continue reading
Apr 04 Most young people say government should pay for health care, poll finds By Laurie Kellman and Emily Swanson, Associated Press Most young Americans want any health care overhaul under President Donald Trump to look a lot like the Affordable Care Act signed into law by his predecessor, President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Apr 04 In Missouri, hospitals must choose: abortions for high-risk pregnancies or family planning funds By Durrie Bouscaren, St. Louis Public Radio Federal law already prevents Medicaid from reimbursing providers for most abortions. Missouri’s new measure rejects $8.3 million in federal funds for the women’s health program, allowing the state to block state funds for other family planning services from going to… Continue reading