American Health Care Act

Evan Nodvin, seen here in his Atlanta-area apartment, uses services that are covered by Medicaid.

Disability Advocates Fear Impact Of Medicaid Cuts In GOP Health Plan

8:00am June 06, 2017

by Elly Yu

Evan Nodvin has lived on his own since after high school. But since he has Down syndrome, he does that with help from Medicaid. The Trump administration is threatening deep cuts to the program.

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Poll responses to the question of whether the Senate should pass the American Health Care Act.

Poll: Americans Increasingly Think Their Health Care Will Get Worse

12:04pm May 31, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

A survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that about half of adults now have a favorable view of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, while one-third prefer the Republican alternative.

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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (from left), with Vice President Pence and and Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., on Capitol Hill, noted that the CBO analysis confirms that the House GOP health care bill will cut the deficit.

Patient, Doctor Groups Say New CBO Score Reveals Health Care Bill's Flaws

6:53pm May 25, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The latest analysis by the Congressional Budget Office says the bill would lead to 23 million fewer people having insurance coverage and would cut the federal deficit by $119 billion over 10 years.

The GOP health care bill could affect some insurance coverage people get through their employers.

GOP Bill Could Undercut Some Coverage In Job-Based Insurance

1:01pm May 23, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

If states opted to change so-called essential health benefits, as the current health care bill allows, out-of-pocket spending limits and caps on coverage in large group insurance plans could weaken.

The federal CHIP program funds health care for almost 9 million children.

As GOP Tarries On Health Bill, Funding For Children's Health Languishes

5:00am May 22, 2017

by Julie Rovner

The delay in coming up with a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act is making it hard for Congress to reauthorize funding for health care for 9 million children through the popular CHIP program.

The Maine Legislature established a high-risk pool for insuring patients with expensive medical conditions, partly funded with a surcharge on all policyholders in the state.

Secret To Maine's Touted High-Risk Pool? Enough Money

1:55pm May 17, 2017

by Patty Wight

GOP legislators say Maine's "invisible high-risk pool" was a good model for how to insure people who have pre-existing conditions. Critics say Maine's program was much better funded than the GOP plan.

Tapping into millennials' compassion and activism might be the best way to motivate them to buy health coverage, says Aditi Juneja, a New York University law student.

From A Millennial To Her Peers: Want to Help The Underserved? Sign Up For Insurance

9:36am May 17, 2017

by Aditi Juneja

A law student was touched when she had a seizure during a big exam and classmates dropped everything to help. But if you really want to help sick people, she says, "you'll sign up for health care."

The three candidates, from left, Republican Greg Gianforte, Democrat Rob Quist and Libertarian Mark Wicks, who are vying to fill Montana's only congressional seat.

Candidates Confront GOP Health Care Bill In Montana Special Election

6:27pm May 16, 2017

by Eric Whitney

Health care is on the minds of many potential voters in Montana, but the House health bill itself is unlikely to sway entrenched Republican voters in the special election next week.

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Audience members wave red flags in response to Rep. Tom MacArthur, R-N.J., at a raucous town hall Wednesday night in Willingboro.

Hostile Town Hall For Congressman Who Helped Save GOP Health Care Bill

11:23am May 11, 2017

by Scott Detrow

New Jersey Republican Tom MacArthur was central to reviving the GOP health care bill in the House. He met with constituents who are angry over that and the firing of FBI Director James Comey.

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People attending Rep. Rod Blum's town hall event in Dubuque, Iowa, this week held up red sheets of paper to show disagreement with what the Republican congressman was saying and green to show they concurred. The GOP health care bill was a major concern of

Fact-Checking Republicans' Defense Of The GOP Health Bill

11:34pm May 09, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

In TV appearances and meetings with constituents, House Republicans are highlighting parts of the law that protect consumers, while glossing over loopholes that allow insurers to avoid paying.

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