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Could Minnesota Health Reforms Foreshadow Repeal And Replace?

By Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio February 7, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The state passed a bailout to make ACA plans more affordable, defeated a plan to offer bare bones insurance and is floating a state-sponsored public option.

Say What? Fact-Checking The Chatter Around The GOP Health Bill

By Julie Rovner March 13, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In the heated political arguments as Republicans rush to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, some facts can get buried.

In Health Care Arena, The Prize For Calif. Insurance Commissioner Is A Bullhorn

By Pauline Bartolone May 30, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The California Department of Insurance, headed by the commissioner, regulates only a small fraction of the market. But the job comes with a bully pulpit that amplifies its impact. Three of the four candidates would use it to push for a statewide single-payer system.

In Massachusetts, Proposed Medicaid Cuts Put Kids’ Health Care At Risk

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR July 18, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Doctors, consumers and politicians say big federal cuts to Medicaid funding would jeopardize the treatment a lot of kids rely on. The state would either have to make up lost funding or cut benefits.

Rural Californians Want Price Relief From GOP Health Bill, But Unlikely To Get It

By April Dembosky, KQED July 26, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In far northern Lassen and Modoc counties, residents say Obamacare premiums are unaffordable. But under the proposed Senate bill, insurance premiums would increase even more.

GOP Health Bill Pleases Most Republicans, But Not Many Other Americans

By Julie Rovner May 31, 2017 KFF Health News Original

While nearly half of Americans support Obamacare, fewer than a third are in favor of the Republican replacement legislation.

Health Insurance: What If You Could Take It With You?

By Julie Appleby March 1, 2017 KFF Health News Original

“Portability” will likely be a buzz word in the health law repeal-and-replace debate, but the concept raises a number of complicated policy issues.

5 Outside-The-Box Ideas For Fixing The Individual Insurance Market

By Julie Rovner August 30, 2017 KFF Health News Original

As lawmakers look for ways to stabilize the health law marketplaces, a number of ideas — such as expanding who can “buy in” to Medicare and Medicaid or pushing young adults off their parents’ plans into the marketplaces — might come into play.

Drop In Sudden Cardiac Arrests Linked To Obamacare

By Jenny Gold June 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A study published by the Journal of the American Heart Association showed that sudden cardiac arrests dropped by 17 percent in one Oregon county after people gained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

Obamacare Exchanges In Limbo

By Chad Terhune and Julie Appleby July 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The failure this week of the U.S. Senate’s ACA repeal effort was one more twist in the ongoing political drama that has complicated routine rate setting for insurers and state officials.

For Better Or Worse, Trump And GOP Now Own Health Care

By Julie Rovner April 4, 2017 KFF Health News Original

More than six in 10 people think that moving forward the responsibility for dealing with the health law falls to President Donald Trump and Republicans controlling Congress, Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds.

Obamacare Inspires Unlikely Political Action In California’s Red Region

By April Dembosky, KQED July 7, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In a county where cows outnumber people and most voters supported Donald Trump, a coalition of health clinics is driven to defend the health law.

A Health Reporter Walks Into Reagan National Airport …

By Phil Galewitz March 16, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Half-believing he could be free for just one night from covering Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, writer Phil Galewitz instead experiences eerie close encounters of the senatorial kind.

Clock Is Ticking On GOP Bill: 5 Ways Health Care Tug-Of-War May Play Out

By Julie Rovner May 3, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Despite pressure from the White House and GOP leaders, Republicans have not yet secured enough votes to pass their health law replacement bill. Here’s a look at their choices going forward.

GOP Medicaid Cuts Hit Rural America Hardest, Report Finds

By Phil Galewitz June 7, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid covers more children and adults in rural counties and small towns than in urban areas and rural America would be affected most by changes in Medicaid.

Health Groups Join Opposition To Repeal-And-Replace Efforts

September 20, 2017 Morning Briefing

“This proposal would erode key protections for patients and consumers and does nothing to stabilize the insurance market now or in the long term,” said Rick Pollack, the American Hospital Association’s president and CEO.

In Deep-Red Western N.C., Revered Congressman Leads Charge Against GOP Bill

By Phil Galewitz March 20, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Is Republican Rep. Mark Meadows the man who would kill “Trumpcare”? He enjoys strong support in his gerrymandered western North Carolina district as he leads conservative opposition to the GOP’s plan for repealing and replacing Obamacare.

GOP Has No Choice But To Keep Pushing Health Care Rock Up The Hill

By Julie Rovner April 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The White House continues to look for a policy “win” while members of the House are concerned about heading home for the spring recess where they could “get hammered” for not fulfilling their promise to repeal Obamacare.

State Flexibility At Core Of Republicans’ Latest Repeal-And-Replace Efforts

September 21, 2017 Morning Briefing

Outlets take a look at what’s in the Graham-Cassidy bill and how it would all work.

How GOP’s Long-Sought Victory In Health Law Ruling Could Become A Headache That Lingers Into 2020 Elections

December 20, 2018 Morning Briefing

Republicans had already stripped away or blunted the more unpopular provisions in the health law, even if they never repealed it completely. What was left were the ideas that enjoy bipartisan support — such as protections for preexisting conditions coverage. And Republicans have struggled to come up with a viable replacement for the law, which has reshaped the country’s health care landscape to set certain expectations with the American public. Meanwhile, GOP senators blocked a resolution to intervene in the Texas lawsuit.

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