health care

Health & Safety

American Hospital Association Opposes GOP's Health Care Overhaul

8:49am March 13, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks to Tom Nickels, executive vice president of the American Hospital Association, about his concerns involving the overhaul of the Affordable Care Act.

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People will still be able to buy health insurance if they have pre-existing conditions, but its not clear how healthy the health insurance market would be under the GOP bill.

How Will People Who Are Already Sick Be Treated Under A New Health Law?

8:49am March 13, 2017

by Julie Rovner

People withe pre-existing conditions would still be protected from insurance discrimination under the new House GOP bill, but it remains to be seen how that benefit would be paid for.

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Pence Makes Case For Republican Health Plan In Kentucky

8:14am March 12, 2017

by Ryland Barton

Vice President Pence visited Kentucky to rally support to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. It's a hard sell for some Republicans who favor a full repeal, like Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.

Darvin Bentlage is a fourth-generation farmer from Golden City, Mo. He was uninsured before the ACA and featured in a video from the Department of Health and Human Services supporting the law.

Medical Bills Once Made Him Refinance The Farm. Could It Happen Again?

8:14am March 12, 2017

by Bram Sable-Smith, KBIA

Barton County, Mo. is Trump country. And this rural area also has big problems when it comes to health care. One farmer says he has a lot to lose under the Republican replacement plan.

American Medical Association Calls Republican Health Care Plan 'Critically Flawed'

6:56pm March 11, 2017

by Lakshmi Singh

Dr. Andrew Gurman, president of the American Medical Association, explains the group's opposition to the Republican Health Care Plan and the bill moving through the House of Representatives.

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Illinois Congressman On Why He Supports The Republican Health Care Plan

6:56pm March 11, 2017

by Lakshmi Singh

Congressman Rodney Davis of Illinois supports the Republican Health Care Plan that's making its way through the House. But he says that there will likely be hurdles before the bill becomes a law.

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Democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings On Meeting With Trump

8:30am March 11, 2017

Scott Simon talks with Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, who is a sharp critic of the president, but sounded positive after meeting with Trump about trying to lower the cost of prescription drugs.

Printing out the new House Republican health care bill (L) kills way fewer trees than printing out Obamacare (R). But should that really be a selling point?

When It Comes To Legislation, Sometimes Bigger Is Better

6:00am March 11, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The length of a bill has little to do with its quality. In fact, it's getting harder and harder to pass major laws that aren't behemoths.

Leana Wen, Baltimore's health commissioner, says when women skip prenatal care because they can't afford it, their health and their children's health suffers.

I'm Pregnant. What Would Happen If I Couldn't Afford Health Care?

5:00am March 11, 2017

by Leana Wen

Prenatal care costs more than $10,000 on average. Dr. Leana Wen wonders what choices she would make if she didn't have health insurance to cover that, and how those choices would affect her baby.

Scott Gottlieb, FDA deputy commissioner for policy, speaks to reporters at the Reuters Health summit in New York in 2005.

Trump Chooses Dr. Scott Gottlieb To Head Food And Drug Administration

8:14pm March 10, 2017

by Joe Neel

Gottlieb is seen as a mainstream pick for an agency that oversees a quarter of the U.S. economy, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food, cosmetics and other areas of human and animal health.