health care

Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., proposed a bill in April to repeal the impending excise tax on employee health benefits that Obamacare deems excessive.

Looming Tax On High-End Health Plans Draws Heavy Fire

2:48pm October 15, 2015

by Mark Zdechlik

The next fight about the Affordable Care Act unites business leaders, politicians and many unions against leading economists. Will the 2018 tax reduce health costs or just shift the costs to patients?

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Jeb Bush is the latest Republican to offer an alternative to Obamacare.

Jeb Bush Has A Plan To Replace Obamacare; Here's What's In It

11:14am October 15, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The plan could lower premium prices but also disproportionately hit low-income Americans.

States That Declined To Expand Medicaid Face Higher Costs

10:13am October 15, 2015

by Alison Kodjak

The 22 states that didn't ease Medicaid eligibility under Obamacare cover a much smaller percentage of their low-income residents than other states do and have seen their costs rise more.

Friends and family of David Stojcevski protest outside the Macomb County jail in Mount Clemens, Mich., on Oct. 10. Stojcevski died while he was being held in the jail because he was unable to pay $772 in driving fines. His mother, Dafinka (shown here with

Video Of Michigan Man's Death In County Jail Draws FBI Scrutiny

2:57pm October 14, 2015

by Sarah Cwiek

David Stojcevski died last year after two weeks in the Macomb County jail. His family is suing for wrongful death, alleging that corrections officers failed to give him prescription drugs he needed.

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Ductal carcinoma in situ sometimes can turn into invasive breast cancer, but there's currently no test that can tell when it's dangerous and when it's not.

Treatment Changes For DCIS Haven't Affected Breast Cancer Deaths

2:37pm October 14, 2015

by Nancy Shute

Ductal carcinoma in situ often doesn't turn into breast cancer, but most women have surgery for it. The trend is for less invasive surgery, which hasn't affected survival rates.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards listens while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington in September.

Planned Parenthood Will No Longer Accept Reimbursement For Fetal Tissue

11:38am October 14, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

President Cecile Richards said accusations that the organization illegally profits from tissue provided to researchers have "nothing to do with our fetal tissue donation compliance process."

Jeb Bush's Health Care Plan Would Repeal Obamacare

8:22am October 14, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Jeb Bush unveiled his health care plan Tuesday. What's in it, is it realistic and what does it say about his priorities?

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Texas, Oklahoma Permit Companies To Dump Workers' Compensation Plans

8:22am October 14, 2015

by Howard Berkes

The NPR/ProPublica investigation examining workers' compensation continues with a look at an emerging trend: employers opting out of workers' comp altogether.

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California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs End Of Life Option Act

9:28pm October 13, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Christy O'Donnell, a former LAPD detective who became an advocate for the right-to-die law after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.

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California Doctors Get Advice On How To Provide Aid In Dying

4:16pm October 13, 2015

by April Dembosky

Now that California has legalized aid in dying, doctors there need to know what to say to patients. They're getting help from doctors in Oregon, who have been answering these questions for decades.