Julie Rovner

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Congress Isn’t Really Done With Health Care — Just Look At What’s In The Tax Bills

KFF Health News Original

Even though congressional Republicans set aside their Obamacare repeal-and-replace efforts this year, here are five major health policy changes that could become law as part of the pending House and Senate proposals.

Obamacare: 5 nuevas cosas que debes saber

KFF Health News Original

El período abierto de inscripción para las personas que compran su propio seguro de salud ya está en marcha, y termina el 15 de diciembre de 2017. Estos son cinco factores para tener en cuenta.

2 Senators Reach Deal On A Health Law Fix, But Bringing Congress Along Is Tricky

KFF Health News Original

The bipartisan accord would restore funding for the cost-sharing reductions that President Donald Trump ended last week and would give states more flexibility to devise alternatives for providing and subsidizing health care.

Stunner On Birth Control: Trump’s Moral Exemption Is Geared Toward Just 2 Groups

KFF Health News Original

Trump administration’s rule unveiled last week to allow some employers with “sincerely held moral convictions” to bypass a health law requirement to provide no-cost contraceptives to women would exempt at least two anti-abortion groups: the March for Life and Real Alternatives.

Latest Scandal Too Much For HHS Secretary Tom Price. He’s Out.

KFF Health News Original

Tom Price resigned from running the Department of Health and Human Services after a series of news stories detailing how he tallied more than $400,000 in private plane travel paid for by taxpayers. 

GOP Health Bill’s Changes Go Far Beyond Preexisting Conditions

KFF Health News Original

The measure proposed by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) would disrupt the existing health system more than any of the measures considered so far this year, according to supporters and critics.

Lawmakers Debate How Much Wiggle Room To Give States In Health Care

KFF Health News Original

The federal health law includes a provision that allows states to alter some of its rules if they can think of a better way to provide health care to their residents, but it’s not clear how far outside the box states can go.