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Under current rules, insurers cannot charge older adults more than three times what they charge young adults for the same coverage, but that could change under the Republicans' plans. Meanwhile, Utah's surge in sign ups under the Affordable Care Act this year highlights problems Republicans will face when dismantling the law, and conservative groups say their patience has come to an end.
The vice president says that President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., have a close partnership that will benefit Americans “for generations to come.”
House Republicans' plan has not yet been unveiled but could include a compromise to allow the current federal funding for Medicaid expansion continue until 2020 but it's not clear conservatives will accept that formula.
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., the chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, will be navigating the tumultuous waters of repeal as his committee begins handling legislation to dismantle the health law.
Although a large chunk of their own party is threatening to block their efforts, Republican lawmakers are starting this week to actually put their repeal promises into action.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions from around the country.
Opinion writers review the strategies and ideas being advanced as the debate over what to do with the health law continues.
The results of the study speak to a truism in health: Changing behavior is really hard.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention look at a range of abnormalities associated with Zika, from microcephaly to vision problems and joints with limited range of motion, such as clubfoot.
A new study finds a link between unemployment rates and abuse of prescription painkillers. Meanwhile, an advocacy group's funding is called into question and more people are taking opioids.
In several cases, women suffered serious complications after being denied treatment, or were misdiagnosed at facilities that lacked specialists in obstetrics.
The leaked Republican plan to repeal and replace the health law doesn't include other cost savings aimed at pharmaceutical companies either. Elsewhere, President Donald Trump says the Food and Drug Administration is slow to approve new drugs, but it is actually faster than ever. And, a drug distributor merges with a health care analytics firm.
Seema Verma, a consultant who helped design Vice President Mike Pence's Medicaid expansion in Indiana, is expected to be confirmed.
At a stop in Ohio, Vice President Mike Pence visited a small business with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and vowed to maintain health coverage for the most vulnerable Americans while repealing the law, which he says lays a heavy financial and regulatory burden on small businesses.
Those with chronic illnesses are concerned the plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will bring back lifetime caps. In other health law news: the Cadillac tax; the implications of repeal on science; health care stocks; and the president's claim that 20 million Americans have taken a tax penalty instead of buying coverage.
“What we’re trying to do is have everybody be on the same page with something that’ll actually pass and work in the states,” Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam said.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and other lawmakers tromped through the Capitol on Thursday in search of the Republican leadership's fiercely guarded draft replacement plan.
But in the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., strikes a less optimistic tone, saying "we're not there yet."
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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