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NPR and Kaiser Health News take on your questions about the GOP bill to replace the Affordable Care Act.

Tax Credits, Penalties And Age Rating: Parsing The GOP Health Bill

12:14pm March 20, 2017

As the GOP bill to replace the Affordable Care Act begins to move through Congress, reporters for NPR and Kaiser answer your questions about what it might mean for your health plan.

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Luke Franco, 26, works three jobs and doesn't know whether he qualifies for Medicaid or a subsidy to buy coverage on the exchange set up under the Affordable Care Act.

How Millennials Win And Lose Under The GOP Health Bill

8:36am March 19, 2017

by Kristin Gourlay

The Affordable Care Act covers 8 million millennials through Medicaid expansion, insurance exchanges, and the ability to stay on a parent's plan until age 26. The GOP health bill limits some options.

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People will still be able to buy health insurance if they have pre-existing conditions, but its not clear how healthy the health insurance market would be under the GOP bill.

How Will People Who Are Already Sick Be Treated Under A New Health Law?

8:49am March 13, 2017

by Julie Rovner

People withe pre-existing conditions would still be protected from insurance discrimination under the new House GOP bill, but it remains to be seen how that benefit would be paid for.

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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., spearheaded efforts to produce the GOP health care bill.

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7 Provisions To Watch In The GOP's Proposed Health Care Law

3:50pm March 07, 2017

by April Fulton

The Republican proposal preserves popular items from Obama's health law, including letting young adults stay on their parents' plan until age 26. But it shrinks financial aid for low-income Americans.

People are talking about the ACA at town hall meetings around the nation, like this one with Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina last month.

Americans Conflicted Over GOP Plans To Dump Obamacare

1:22pm March 03, 2017

by Jay Hancock

Growing public support for the Affordable Care Act seems to be at odds with the GOP's plans to repeal and replace it.

(Left) Bob Hardin's son has fought alcoholism for decades. (Right) Cary Dixon's adult son has been in and out of treatment for opioid addiction.

W. Va. Families Worry About Access To Addiction Treatment Under Trump

6:59pm February 09, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

If President Trump fulfills his promise to repeal Obamacare, families in the state hit hardest by the opioid epidemic are concerned their loved ones will lose coverage for alcohol and drug treatment.

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After about a week in detox, the men spend 60 to 90 days in this room during their treatment at Recovery Point.

In West Virginia, Men In Recovery Look To Trump For A 'Helping Hand'

4:25pm February 08, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Residents of a drug treatment center in Huntington, W.Va., hope President Trump follows through on promises to fight the addiction crisis. Many are worried about how they'll pay for their health care.

President Donald Trump, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, signs his first executive order on health care, on Friday.

Trump's Executive Order Could Dismantle Parts Of ACA Before Replacement Is Ready

1:42am January 21, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

As promised, Trump got to work on Day 1, taking the first steps to fulfill his pledge to gut Obama's health care law. The order's reach, however, depends upon which provisions he decides to target.