Families To Pay Price If Maternity Care Coverage Is Cut By GOP
Before the health law, buying an individual policy that included coverage for pregnancy and labor was extremely difficult.
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Before the health law, buying an individual policy that included coverage for pregnancy and labor was extremely difficult.
Critics say the proposed changes could poison one of the nation鈥檚 healthiest marketplaces, driving up premiums and drawing in only the sickest patients. Republicans and industry analysts call those concerns overblown.
Two Democratic congressmen met with President Trump to seek his support for a bill to expand the government鈥檚 ability to negotiate drug prices, but it鈥檚 not clear it would have much impact or will gain support.
President Trump called on Republicans and Democrats to work together to repeal and replace Obamacare.
An aging writer discovers there are worse things than going bald after examining the side effects of a popular hair loss drug purportedly used by President Donald Trump.
Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News answers NPR listener questions like: Has Obamacare been repealed? No. Not yet.
Trump opponents 鈥 and even some supporters 鈥 say the election and tumultuous early days of the new administration have left them anxious, angry and afraid of Facebook.
Some foreign-born California residents fear they could be penalized for using Medi-Cal and other social benefits. Others, in families of mixed-immigration status, worry about jeopardizing their loved ones鈥 chances of becoming green-card holders or citizens.
Remarks by Sen. Mike Lee and Reps. Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows reflect growing uncertainty about Republicans鈥 path to overhaul Obamacare.
With federal investigators bearing down on his committee, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., who is line to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, showed little restraint in investing in health companies.
California state Sen. Ricardo Lara talks about progress and setbacks in the Trump era.
Employer medical insurance still covers more people than any other kind. A Republican replacement for Obamacare could spread instability beyond the health law鈥檚 shaky marketplace plans.
At their party retreat, the officials are coalescing around a strategy that would have not a single replacement for the Affordable Care Act but instead include changes through a budget bill, administrative action and later a series of individual bills addressing smaller aspects of the health system.
We talk with a leading expert about Republican ideas for reform. Lanhee Chen of the Hoover Institution says it鈥檚 a mistake to think conservatives have too few ideas 鈥 rather they have too many.
Trump administration has tools to break the health law. Will it use them?
Trump did not mention his plans for the health law in his inaugural address but later that day signed an order intended to 鈥渕inimize the economic burden鈥 of the health law.
From nutrition assistance programs to preventing food-borne illness, the Agriculture Department is keenly involved in health policy.
Price and another influential GOP congressman got a discounted deal as an Australian firm seeking federal approval sought 鈥渟ophisticated U.S. investors.鈥
Rep. Tom Price advocated on everything from a sperm test to a hot pepper ingredient on behalf of medical interests that included campaign donors.
As a Republican congressman, orthopedic surgeon Tom Price introduced bills to protect doctors鈥 financial interests.
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