Democrats Tie Up The Senate To Protest GOP Health Care Push
Without the votes to block a Republican bill, Senate Democrats are trying to draw attention to the GOP's closed-door process for drafting health care legislation.
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Senate Democrats Stage Stand-Off Over GOP Health Care Efforts
Senate Republicans have two weeks to meet a self-imposed deadline to vote on a health care bill. Democrats and several Republicans are criticizing the closed-door process for drafting the legislation.
Alaska Governor Raises Concerns About Republican Health Care Efforts
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Alaska Gov. Bill Walker about his concerns with the American Health Care Act. With its remote rural communities, Alaska has some of the highest insurance costs in the country.
Can You Find The Defibrillator At Work? Half Of People Say No
People who work in the hospitality and service industries were even less likely to know where to find an AED, according to a new survey. The devices can restart someone's heart after cardiac arrest.
Senate Republicans Consider Health Care Bill To Replace Obamacare
David Greene talks Thomas Binion of The Heritage Foundation, who offers the latest on the Senate health care debate. Democrats complain work on the bill is being done behind closed doors.
When Medical Bills Stack Up, Many Turn To Crowdsourcing Sites
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Lauren Carmen, who used crowdsourcing to help pay medical expenses from breast cancer and delivering premature twins.
Sen. Tim Kaine Responds To Baseball Shooting
Steve Inskeep talks to Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and NPR's Domenico Montanaro about Senate reactions to the baseball shooting, and reports about President Trump and the Russia investigation.
Medicaid Cuts In Wisconsin Would Undermine Training For Adults With Disabilities
Job-coaching and other support services that enable many adults to live in the community instead of institutions will likely be curtailed if the GOP plan to shrink Medicaid becomes law.
Morning News Brief: Democrats Sue Trump, GOP Health Care Plan's Future
More than 190 Democrats in Congress are suing President Trump over foreign payments to his businesses. Also, a look at the future of the Republican health care plan, and white phosphorous use in Iraq.
The Next Steps In The Effort To Pass The GOP Health Care Plan
Steve Inskeep talks with Republican Rep. Rodney Davis, a member of the moderate Tuesday Group. He's been a proponent of the Republican health care plan, and talks about what's next for the bill.