health care

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy Outlines Potential For Bipartisan Health Care Reform

5:36pm September 26, 2017

With the failure of the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Sen. Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut and member of the Senate health committee, about whether talks will resume for bipartisan reform efforts.

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Piper Su, seen here with her son, Elliot, lives in Alexandria, Va. She has registered with several transplant centers in hopes of increasing the odds of getting an organ.

Searching For A Fairer Way To Distribute Donor Livers

12:11pm September 26, 2017

by Rob Stein

The nation's organ transplant network is considering changing how livers are distributed. The goal is to make the system fairer, but critics worry patients in poorer rural areas could lose out.

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GOP's Latest Health Care Bill Is In Big Trouble

8:12am September 26, 2017

David Greene talks to Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota about his party's attempt to repeal Obamacare. Graham-Cassidy, the latest bill appears to be dead. NPR's Geoff Bennett analyzes Rounds' comments.

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Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine On GOP Attempts To Revise Obamacare

8:10am September 26, 2017

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia about whether Republicans can make good on the goal to replace the Affordable Care Act. NPR's Geoff Bennett analyzes Kaine's comments.

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GOP Health Care Bill Appears Dead After Sen. Collins Declares Opposition

9:21pm September 25, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The latest effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act appears to be blocked after Maine Sen. Susan Collins opposed the bill. Her opposition means the bill cannot pass the Senate with only GOP support.

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American Hospital Association CEO Explains His Opposition To Graham-Cassidy Bill

9:21pm September 25, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, about his opposition to the Graham-Cassidy health care reform bill. He says the bill risks losing tens of millions of people's insurance and does nothing to stabilize the insurance market.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., continues to tweak the health care bill he cosponsors in an effort to persuade reluctant senators to back it.

'Millions' Fewer Would Have Coverage Under GOP Health Bill, Says CBO Analysis

8:30pm September 25, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The Congressional Budget Office says it won't have time to analyze all the impacts of the latest GOP effort to repeal the ACA, but it says millions more would be uninsured than under current law.

Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Susan Collins, R-Maine (seen in 2013), along with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., have announced firm opposition to the latest GOP health care bill.

3 GOP Senators Oppose Graham-Cassidy, Effectively Blocking Health Care Bill

7:57pm September 25, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Maine Sen. Susan Collins says she'll vote no on the latest push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. That once again leaves the GOP short of the votes it needs to pass a health care bill.

U.S. Capitol Police remove a protester from Monday's Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Graham-Cassidy health care plan to repeal Obamacare.

Graham-Cassidy Health Care Hearing Starts With Eruption Of Protests

7:12pm September 25, 2017

by Scott Horsley

During a Senate Finance Committee hearing about the Republicans' last-ditch effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, it became clear the legislation would not have the votes to pass.

GOP Lawmakers Present Revised Version Of Graham-Cassidy Health Bill

4:33pm September 25, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Lawmakers presented a revised vision of the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, and on Monday, several witnesses talked about the bill at a Senate Finance Committee hearing.

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