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Many Insurance Companies Stay Quiet On Health Care Debate

4:32pm March 24, 2017

With AHCA coming to the house floor for a highly anticipated vote, some of the biggest stake holders that are closely following the health care political circus are health insurance companies around the country. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Professor Sabrina Corlette of the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University about what she has heard from the health care industry.

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Stone Brewing's Full Circle Pale Ale — not seen in this photo — was made with water from an advanced filtration system that recycles and purifies San Diego's wastewater. This image was taken at the Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens.

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Beer Brewers Test A Taboo, Recyling Water After It Was Used In Homes

3:54pm March 24, 2017

by Bill Chappell

When a brewery made a beer made from recycled water, at least one headline asked, "Would You Drink It?" After trying it, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer declared the Full Circle Pale Ale "fantastic."

The health insurance company Anthem has said the GOP bill would benefit both insurers and individuals.

Insurance Companies Could Profit From Fewer Customers Under GOP Plan

3:18pm March 24, 2017

by Philip Galewitz

As House Republicans and the White House try reach a deal on a plan to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act, much of the insurance industry likes what it's seeing.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, says the latest version of the GOP bill would let states decide on required benefits.

Letting States Decide Health Coverage Could Make It Harder To Buy

3:17pm March 24, 2017

by Jay Hancock

House Republicans altered their health care bill to let states decide what coverage is required. That would make it harder to buy coverage for childbirth or chronic illness, analysts say.

Republicans have long argued that small businesses should be able to band together and buy coverage across state lines. This legislation enables that.

GOP Resurrects A Bill From 2003 To Help Small Firms Buy Health Insurance

3:10pm March 24, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

House Speaker Paul Ryan supports a bill that would allow "association health plans" to be sold nationally to small businesses. But critics say such plans tend to be skimpy and not well-regulated.

Ariana Huffington speaks on stage during a conference in 2016 in New York City. She's taking a bigger role at Uber.

Can Arianna Huffington Save Uber?

1:07pm March 24, 2017

by Aarti Shahani

While Uber wades through crisis after crisis, media mogul Arianna Huffington, the sole woman on its board, is emerging as chief of culture change.

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President Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 24 supporting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.

U.S. State Department Issues Permit For Keystone XL Pipeline

11:43am March 24, 2017

by Jeff Brady

The move reverses former President Barack Obama's 2015 decision to reject the controversial pipeline.

New FDA rules limit how farmers can give antibiotics to animals raised for meat. But a Government Accountability Office report says the FDA doesn't collect the data to know if that policy is working.

The U.S. Can't Really Know If Farmers Are Cutting Back On Antibiotics, GAO Says

8:09am March 24, 2017

by Maryn McKenna

New FDA rules limit how farmers can give antibiotics to animals raised for meat. But a Government Accountability Office report says the FDA doesn't collect the data to know if that policy is working.

The General Services Administration says President Trump is legally entitled to hold a lease for a hotel in a federal government-owned building, regardless of what critics say.

GSA Says Trump D.C. Hotel Lease Is Valid, Despite Ban On Elected Officials

7:00pm March 23, 2017

The General Services Administration says while the contract bars elected officials, the Trump Organization may lease the Old Post Office because President Trump moved his businesses into a trust.

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Financial Woes Place Future Of Sears In Doubt

4:41pm March 23, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Business Insider reporter Hayley Peterson about the state of Sears. The company's owner told shareholders Tuesday there is substantial doubt the retailer will survive.