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Repealing The Affordable Care Act Could Be More Complicated Than It Looks
Republicans will likely chip away at the ACA piecemeal and say they will try to provide a soft exit.
Concerned About Losing Your Marketplace Plan? ACA Repeal May Take Awhile
Republican efforts to get rid of the federal health law are expected to take some time to work through Congress and leaders have promised to give consumers time to adjust to those changes.
Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Split A Straw-Poll Vote In The Florida Keys
A plan to test the effectiveness of so-called “Frankenflies” is being closely watched by nearby Miami-Dade County as a possible way to combat the spread of Zika.
Obamacare ‘Replacement’ Might Look Familiar
Republicans want to jettison the health law, but some features are already hardwired into the system.
Millions Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Trump Plan
But block grants face likely resistance from states, poised to lose many millions.
California Lends Its Weight To Wider Marijuana Acceptance
The number of states with laws permitting marijuana use underscores a national cultural shift toward wider acceptance of the drug, despite the federal ban and limited evidence on the public health impacts of legalization.
Trump, GOP In Congress Could Use “Must-Pass” Bills To Bring Health Changes
Some “must-pass” health legislation next year could give the new administration a vehicle for some proposals that might not be able to clear political or procedural hurdles on their own.
California Faces Major Reversal If Trump, Congress Scrap Health Law
Uninsured Californians could more than double to 7.5 million if Affordable Care Act is repealed.
After Colorado, ‘Right To Die’ Movement Eyes New Battlegrounds
Colorado’s approval of a ballot measure sets the stage for efforts in other states.
Ballot Initiatives: Voters Reject Calif. Drug Pricing Measure; Colo. Single-Payer System
Voters across the country also considered a variety of health policy questions as they decided state ballot measures.
Bad Hombres, Russian Hackers And … A Medical Device Tax?
Why an obscure revenue raiser for the Affordable Care Act has found its way into a number of congressional campaign ads.
Maverick AIDS Activist To Porn Police? The Man Behind California’s Proposition 60
Michael Weinstein of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation says he is promoting condoms where others have forgotten them.
Why Tobacco Companies Are Spending Millions To Boost A Cigarette Tax
R.J. Reynolds has put $12 million into an effort to raise tobacco taxes in Missouri. But the proposed 60-cents per pack tax, still among the lowest in the nation, is not likely to make many smokers quit.
Drug Prices, Not The Health Law, Top Voters’ Health Priorities For 2017
Majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents support making sure high-cost drugs for chronic conditions are affordable.
Clinton Took More Conciliatory Tone With Health Care Industry In Paid Speeches
WikiLeaks documents show a cautious speaker who tried to avoid compromises on policy.
The Health Election
Concerned About Losing Your Marketplace Plan?
Republican efforts to get rid of the federal health law are expected to take some time to work through Congress and leaders have promised to give consumers time to adjust to those changes.
KFF Health News columnist Michelle Andrews answers these questions and more:
- How soon could my marketplace coverage change?
- Will my subsidy end next year if the new administration repeals or changes the health law?
- My state expanded Medicaid to adults with incomes about $16,000. Is that going to end if Obamacare is repealed?
Video Explainers
Selling Insurance Across State Lines
In this first of a series of videos about health care promises from presidential candidates that “sound like a good idea,” Julie Rovner explores why increasing competition in health insurance by allowing sales of policies across state lines might not be such a good idea after all.
This second video in the series explores why proposals to regulate drug prices may not be such a good idea after all.
This third video in the series explores why a Republican suggestion to establish a new federal high-risk insurance pool may not be such a good idea after all.
California Healthline Stories
Covered California’s Future In Peril If Federal Subsidies Dry Up
Momentum To Regulate Drug Prices Uncertain After Prop 61 Defeat, Republican Victories
California Voters Pass Key Health Measures, Including Tobacco Tax Hike
