Protestors Rally Against GOP Health Care Plan In High Point
On Tuesday, a group of about forty protesters gathered at the High Point office for Republican U.S. Senator Thom Tillis. They ranged in age from infants to the elderly.
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Q&A: What Does The Senate Health Bill Mean For Me?
The Senate Republicans' plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act could bring big changes to many Americans' health care coverage. Here are answers to a handful of scenarios from concerned listeners.
CHART: CBO Weighs Who Wins, Who Loses With Senate Health Care Bill
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 22 million people would lose coverage with the Senate bill. That includes 15 million people on Medicaid, and others who could no longer afford insurance.
How The Senate Health Care Bill Could Disrupt The Insurance Market
In their Affordable Care Act repeal bill, Senate Republicans dropped the requirement that all Americans get health insurance. But they also kept the mandate that insurance companies cover everyone.
What The Man Who Ran Obamacare Thinks About the Republican Health Plan
Andy Slavitt was acting administrator of the the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services until January. He calls the new Senate health care bill "the ugly step-sibling" of the House bill.
CHART: Who Wins, Who Loses With Senate Health Care Bill
Senate Republicans are calling their health care bill the Better Care Reconciliation Act. It shares many provisions with the House's American Health Care Act, but goes further in cutting Medicaid.
Republicans' Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Hit Rural Patients Hard
Hundreds of rural hospitals are on the brink of closing. The House Republican health plan drastically reduces one of their key sources of funding and the Senate bill is expected to do the same.
CEOs Say They'll Sell Health Insurance Next Year, But Are Flying Blind
Health insurers have to let the government know Wednesday if they'll be selling policies on the federal exchange next year. But Congress has yet to tell them what those policies will cover.
Just Lost Your Job? COBRA May Be Your Best Health Insurance Strategy Now
With the 2018 health insurance market still in play, you might want to extend your job-based insurance until this fall, when the outlines of the health law's marketplaces should become clearer.
GOP's Proposed Cuts To Medicaid Threaten Treatment For Opioid Addiction
Expanding Medicaid has helped many people caught up in the opioid epidemic get treatment. But doctors say the proposed Republican changes to the Affordable Care Act could jeopardize these programs.