health care

How Trump Could Repeal Several Parts Of The Affordable Care Act

6:19pm November 14, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

President-elect Trump and Congress have a couple of options in deciding how to best repeal the Affordable Care Act, each with dramatically different impacts. NPR sorts through the options and looks at how existing Obamacare insurance plans will be affected.

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In the wake of the Trump election and in anticipation of a rollback of Obamacare, young women have taken to social media to urge each other to get long-acting contraceptives while they're still free.

Women Rush To Get Long-Acting Birth Control After Trump Wins

5:02pm November 11, 2016

by Erin Ross

Women lit up social media with warnings that birth control may become harder to get under a Trump administration. Gynecologists and Planned Parenthood centers say they're getting more calls.

Major changes to individual health coverage provided through the Obamacare marketplaces won't happen overnight.

Worrying About Your Exchange Coverage? Obamacare Repeal Would Take A While

2:27pm November 11, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

Republican efforts to get rid of the Affordable Care Act are expected to take time to work through Congress. There are also indications the new administration would give consumers time to adjust.

What Happens To Medicaid In California Under A Trump Administration?

10:56am November 11, 2016

by April Dembosky

California made a huge effort to enroll people in Medi-Cal under the Affordable Care Act. Two-thirds of those people are minorities. If Trump dismantles Obamacare, the change could hit them hard.

The proportion of cigarette smokers in the U.S. population, broken down by age, in 2005 and 2015.

Cigarette Smoking In The U.S. Continues To Fall

3:45pm November 10, 2016

by Richard Harris

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says smoking rates have fallen from 21 percent of the adult population in 2005 to 15 percent in 2015, when the agency conducted its latest survey.

The Rev. Josephine Falls handed out stickers to voters while accepting ballots inside the Denver Elections Division offices on Tuesday.

After Contentious Fight, Colorado Voters Approve Aid-In-Dying Measure

1:17pm November 10, 2016

by John Daley

The fight pitted those who think the terminally ill should have the choice to end their lives with medication against those who worry people might be pressured into suicide.

President-elect Donald Trump has consistently promised to repeal Obamacare.

Trump Can Kill Obamacare With Or Without Help From Congress

6:35pm November 09, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

The president-elect has said he will ask lawmakers to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Or he can use regulations and the budget to dismantle the federal health law he calls "a disaster."

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If the Trump administration decides to drop an appeal of a legal setback involving Obamacare subsidies, the insurance exchanges could be hobbled.

How A President Trump Could Derail Obamacare By Dropping Legal Appeal

1:54pm November 09, 2016

by Julie Rovner

After he takes office, Trump could cut off funding for insurers' discounts to many health exchange customers by abandoning the executive branch's appeal of a 2014 lawsuit brought by House Republicans.

What Happens To Obamacare In A Trump Administration?

11:12am November 09, 2016

While Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency, he repeatedly said he would get rid of the Affordable Care Act. What will happen to Obamacare? Also, we monitor how financial markets are doing.

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A court has blocked a new rule created by the Department of Health and Human Services that would preserve the right of patients and families to sue nursing homes in court.

Court Blocks New Nursing Home Rule From Taking Effect

5:06pm November 07, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Companies sued the federal government over a new rule protecting the right of patients and their families to sue nursing home companies. It was supposed to go into effect in November.