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Expect more aggressive regulatory action from the Trump administration while skirmishes continue in Congress and statehouses across the country. Many of these policies will ultimately be challenged in court.
Among the first things Democrats did after officially taking control of the House was to express support for efforts to appeal a Texas district court decision declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.
There could be a long legal struggle ahead over the decision by a judge in Texas to invalidate the federal health law. But if his decision stands, it would have long-lasting effects on health care from insurance coverage to Medicare payments to privacy protections.
The case is not expected to have an immediate effect on coverage for people who buy plans on the federal health law marketplaces because the case is likely to go to the Supreme Court the third time that the justices will decide the fate of the landmark health law.
Even though they are taking control of the House, Democrats will be unlikely to advance many initiatives on health that dont meet Republican approval since the GOP controls the Senate and the White House. But they can block any efforts to weaken the Affordable Care Act or change Medicaid or Medicare.
A number of health issues from preexisting conditions to Medicaid expansion to changes to Medicare could be at stake when voters head to the polls Tuesday.
Republicans seek to turn the tables on charges that they are undermining preexisting conditions, so theyre hammering the plans championed by some Democrats to expand Medicare.
Consumers favor ACAs safeguards on the promise that patients who have health problems can get insurance. In the heat of the midterm campaigns, politicians in both parties agree, but their arguments dont always add up.
On Wednesday, a federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, is set to hear arguments from Republican attorneys general who want him to strike down the federal health law and from Democratic counterparts who say the law is constitutional and should remain.
NYUs promise to help keep medical students debt-free generates joy on campus. But critics question whether it is the best way to recruit a more diverse student pool or get young doctors to commit to primary care.
Senate Democrats see health care as an issue that could keep their caucus unified as the confirmation battle heats up.
As with current abortion policies, a womans access to the procedure would continue to be determined by where she lives.
Findings from a new poll build on other recent surveys to suggest that Americans might not want the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, but opinions vary when examined by party affiliation.
The surgeon and writer has been named to head a project by Amazon, Bershire-Hathway and JP Morgan to reduce health costs. He said he wants to help doctors do the right thing in delivering care.
The Trump administration is arguing that since Congress is repealing the penalty for not having insurance, the federal health laws protection for people who have illnesses is unconstitutional.
Many states instituted the technique known as silver loading this year after President Donald Trump cut federal payments to insurers. But some conservatives objected because it meant the cost of premium subsides for the federal government went up.
The Trump administration is pulling out an old regulation that it believes will be able to meet a key conservative goal: withholding some federal funding for Planned Parenthood in the governments family planning program.
Health insurers initial premium requests indicate stiff price hikes for consumers, just as bipartisan talks in Congress fall flat.
A look at the most consequential events that have reshaped the federal health law since President Donald Trump was inaugurated.
As Congress considers a bipartisan bill to help hold down premium prices on the health laws marketplaces, a long-standing fight over abortion reappears.
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