health care

Obamacare Repeal Could Threaten Provisions That Help Older Adults

2:26pm January 28, 2017

by Ina Jaffe

Some lesser known parts of the Affordable Care Act have especially benefited people 50 and older. Will repeal of the ACA bring back sky-high premiums and gaps in Medicare's prescription drug coverage?

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McKesson Corp. agreed to pay a $150 million fine to settle claims that it failed to report suspicious orders for controlled substances.

Drug Distributors Penalized For Turning Blind Eye In Opioid Epidemic

5:09pm January 27, 2017

by Charles Ornstein

The wholesalers that move medicines between drug companies and pharmacies have been fined for failing to call out suspicious transactions involving opioids.

Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, speaks during an enrollment event in Grand Park, in front of Los Angeles City Hall, on Nov. 14.

Repeal Ripples: 5 Insurance Exchange Chiefs Contemplate An Uncertain Future

4:12pm January 27, 2017

States running their own insurance exchanges instead of relying on the federal site had hoped the marketplaces would become thriving businesses. Now, the states aren't sure what the future holds.

Open enrollment for individual coverage under the Affordable Care for 2017 ends Tuesday.

Trump Administration Cancels Ads Encouraging Obamacare Sign-Ups

4:04pm January 27, 2017

by Rob Stein

With the end of open enrollment just days away, the Trump administration pulled the plug on advertisements and outreach to encourage people to buy health insurance.

With financial incentives from the ACA, the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston signed agreements with physicians and insurers to create an accountable care organization, in hopes of reducing health care's cost in the long run. But achieving those sa

Hospitals Worry Repeal Of Obamacare Would Jeopardize Innovations In Care

7:31am January 27, 2017

by Kristin Gourlay

One part of the federal health law gave hospitals financial incentives to improve patient care. Some invested big to make those changes and are worried about what losing that support would mean.

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Republicans Consider Plans To Replace Obamacare In Philadelphia

6:15pm January 26, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Republicans spent the day working on plans to replace the Affordable Care Act and overhaul the tax code in Philadelphia, where they were joined by President Trump, Vice President Pence and British Prime Minister Theresa May.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., accompanied by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announces the Patient Freedom Act of 2017, one of several GOP plans to replace the Affordable Care Act.

Republicans Have Plans To Replace Obamacare — Now They Need To Agree On One

1:40pm January 26, 2017

by Susan Davis

Republicans are holding their annual congressional retreat in Philadelphia, where they hope to find consensus on the party's strategy to repeal and replace Obamacare.

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GOP Lawmakers Look To Shape Health Care Strategy At Philadelphia Retreat

10:39pm January 25, 2017

by Susan Davis

Republicans have many ideas on how to replace the Affordable Care Act, but little consensus on how exactly to do it. Lawmakers are hoping to shape that strategy at a 3-day policy retreat in Philadelphia.

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Annette Schiller of Palm Desert, Calif., who was 94 and diagnosed with terminal thyroid and breast cancer, had trouble finding doctors to help her end her life under California's new aid-in-dying law.

Legalizing Aid In Dying Doesn't Mean Patients Have Access To It

2:04pm January 25, 2017

by JoNel Aleccia

People in the six states where aid in dying is legal can have trouble finding a doctor or hospital to assist. Reasons cited include religious objections and doctors' discomfort with hastening death.

Vanessa Ramirez was diagnosed with ovarian cancer when she was in college. Today she and her kids get their health care through the Affordable Care Act. But child advocates say a repeal of that law could jeopardize the program that covers her children.

Arizona Children Could Lose Health Coverage Under Obamacare Repeal

5:56pm January 24, 2017

by Will Stone

Arizona has one of the highest rates of uninsured kids in the U.S. The federal health law put a dent in those numbers, but child advocates fear any gains will disappear if the law is repealed.