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After months of work in Congress, repeal and replace efforts on the Affordable Care Act may be coming back from the dead again. With analysis, explanation and data,Repeal & Replace Watchfollows the new politics of health care.
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Republicans are making a concerted push to unite around a bill sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy that would gut major provisions of the federal health law.
In this episode of What the Health? Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal discuss Democratic, Republican and bipartisan health proposals all being pursued in Congress, including the latest version of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Medicare-for-All proposal. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.
The Senate health committee is putting aside partisan bickering this month to seek a legislative remedy to a possible spike in Obamacare premiums this fall.
In this episode of What the Health? Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News discuss the return of Congress and bipartisan efforts to shore up the individual health insurance market for 2018, as well as renew the Childrens Health Insurance Program.
The federal health law includes a provision that allows states to alter some of its rules if they can think of a better way to provide health care to their residents, but its not clear how far outside the box states can go.
Making needed fixes to Obamacare before next year may be more difficult and expensive than Senate leaders think, state insurance commissioners suggested at a Senate hearing Wednesday.
The fate of the Affordable Care Acts individual insurance marketplaces remains in play as state insurance commissioners take a central role in the debate.
The federal government plans to spend millions of dollars less this year on advertising and outreach efforts to support the health laws open enrollment period, which starts Nov. 1.
As lawmakers look for ways to stabilize the health law marketplaces, a number of ideas such as expanding who can buy in to Medicare and Medicaid or pushing young adults off their parents plans into the marketplaces might come into play.
In this episode of What the Health? Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss the continuing efforts in Congress to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, upcoming open enrollment for individual insurance and Congress long health care to-do list for September.
Politicians who tried to take health care benefits from their voters may face political consequences as constituents come to understand whats at stake in a way they didnt a few months ago.
In this episode of What the Health? Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Julie Appleby of Kaiser Health News discuss the recent extension of cost-sharing subsidies for millions of low-income beneficiaries on the Affordable Care Acts marketplaces and the state of play on Capitol Hill and in the states concerning initiatives to lower prescription drug costs.
When leaders in Washington discuss the future of American health care, women are not always in the room. Here, nine women share their personal stories, fears and hopes.
Majorities of Democrats and Republicans and people who say they are supporters of President Donald Trump say they want the country to make the law successful.
In this episode of What the Health? Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss the state of the individual health insurance markets in the wake of the failure (for now) of Congresss efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
In this episode of What the Health? Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News discuss what happens now in the wake of the apparent demise of the Republican-only repeal and replace efforts for the Affordable Care Act.
By taking aim at the subsidies received by some congressional staff members who, under the Affordable Care Act, are mandated to get their health coverage from the Obamacare exchanges, the president reignited an old fight.
Tighter Medicaid budgets could jeopardize states home-based services that help older adults and disabled people live in their homes instead of more expensive nursing homes.
The Trump administration is poised to grant states waivers that some critics say could change the shape of the program.
In this episode of What the Health? Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News deconstruct the drama leading to the middle-of-the-night collapse of Senate Republicans last-ditch effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act.
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