health care

Conservative Writer Breaks Down GOP Divisions Over Health Care

6:30pm March 15, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Erick Erickson, conservative writer and radio host, about growing tension within the Republican Party when it comes to the American Health Care Act, including Breitbart's unfavorable coverage of the GOP's bill and House Speaker Paul Ryan.

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House Ways And Means Committee Chair Defends GOP Health Care Bill

4:38pm March 15, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Rep. Kevin Brady, Republican of Texas and chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, about the GOP plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood, says the health care provider takes in about $400 million per year in reimbursements under Medicaid and other federal programs.

Planned Parenthood Would Lose Millions In Payments Under GOP Health Plan

3:24pm March 15, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that defunding Planned Parenthood would cause an uptick in births. Nearly half of pregnancies in the U.S. are covered by Medicaid.

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Cancer patient John Krahne has delayed taking a prescribed cancer drug because it was too expensive. He walks near his home in Santa Rosa, Calif.

As Drug Costs Soar, People Delay Or Skip Cancer Treatments

2:46pm March 15, 2017

by Liz Szabo

Cancer patients increasingly delay or skip taking medication because they can't afford it. New drugs that can cost $100,000 or more a year mean more people suffering "financial toxicity."

How The Uninsured Will Grow: First People Quitting Individual Coverage, Then Medicaid

5 Charts That Explain The CBO Report On The Republican Health Plan

11:05am March 15, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

See how the new health care bill would affect the uninsured, the cost of coverage and the federal deficit, according to a budget analysis.

Individual Insurance Market Could Take A Hit Under GOP Health Plan

7:51am March 15, 2017

by Scott Horsley

The Congressional Budget Office predicts big changes in the individual insurance market if Republicans succeed in passing a bill to replace Obamacare.

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Donald Boyer (right) and Ann Justi celebrate their wedding with Rabbi Andy Dubin at their home in Yonkers, N.Y.

Love In The Time Of Repeal And Replace

5:57pm March 14, 2017

by Fred Mogul

One couple sped up their wedding plans because of concern over how a GOP health plan might affect them. The bride had bad experiences in getting health insurance before Obamacare.

Denver Health Medical Center's primary care clinic is located in a low-income neighborhood in southwest Denver. The recent expansion of Medicaid, which serves low-income Americans as well as the elderly and people with disabilities, would be rolled back u

Key In GOP Health Care Overhaul: Massive Changes To Medicaid

5:21pm March 14, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The American Health Care Act calls for big cuts for the program that serves low-income people, people with disabilities and the elderly. As a candidate, President Trump promised "no cuts" to Medicaid.

Former CBO Director Responds To Report On GOP Health Care Bill

5:20pm March 14, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former director of the Congressional Budget Office, about the CBO report on the cost of the latest health care bill and the group's overall reliability in predicting the cost of such legislation.

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Republicans Divided Over Health Care Bill After Critical CBO Report

4:28pm March 14, 2017

by Susan Davis

Republicans are divided over the health care plan being pushed by the House speaker and the White House, which congressional analysts say will mean 24 million fewer people insured in 10 years.