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Senate And House Take Different Plans To Scrap Individual Mandate

By Jordan Rau and Anna Gorman June 26, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Republicans’ penalty would affect people buying insurance who had a lapse in coverage of more than 63 days over a year.

Strategies To Defend Unpopular GOP Health Bill: Euphemisms, False Statements And Deleted Comments

By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica May 25, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Since the House passed the American Health Care Act, Republican members of Congress have tried to swing public opinion to their side. ProPublica has been tracking what they’re saying.

Ear To The Door: 5 Things Being Weighed In Secret Health Bill Also Weigh It Down

By Julie Rovner June 16, 2017 KFF Health News Original

No one knows what the final Senate bill will look like — not even those writing it. But here are some safe, educated guesses.

In A Liberal Pocket, Assisted Living Residents Fear Obamacare’s Death

By JoNel Aleccia January 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Seattle seniors at an upscale assisted living center lament Washington’s rush to repeal and replace Obamacare with no alternative on the table.

‘Massive Confusion’ Abounds For Insurers As GOP Wavers On Obamacare Redo

By Jay Hancock February 9, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Republicans’ delay in finding common ground to repeal and replace the health law raises risks that coverage could shrink and rates rise even more, the industry says.

Republicans Race The Clock On Health Care — But The Calendar Is Not Helping

By Julie Rovner May 22, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The delays in pushing through a bill to replace Obamacare are beginning to back up other key items on the congressional calendar.

Texas Hospitals Fear Losing $6.2B Medicaid Deal

By Phil Galewitz June 26, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Texas is asking the Trump administration to renew a 2011 agreement set to expire in December that helps pay hospitals’ costs of caring for the state’s uninsured residents.

Support For Health Law Grows, Leaving Republicans In A Bind

By Julie Rovner February 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

As GOP lawmakers struggle to find a replacement for Obamacare, public support for the health law grows and a majority of Americans say they don’t want fundamental changes to Medicaid.

Repeal-And-Replace Is Still An Extremely Important Priority For Many Republican Voters

September 15, 2017 Morning Briefing

Fifty-three percent of Republican respondents in a new poll classify the issue as extremely important while another 26 percent said it should be a “very important priority.” Meanwhile, The Washington Post uses state-level data to examine how the Affordable Care Act has affected uninsured rates.

Only 20 Percent Of Americans Support Health Law Repeal Without Replacement Plan

By Jordan Rau January 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A new poll shows that GOP lawmakers’ strategy lacks widespread support and most people are more concerned that health care is affordable and available.

Murkowski, Who Has Emerged As Key Player In Health Debates, Says Any Fixes Must Be Bipartisan

September 28, 2017 Morning Briefing

Senators are turning their attention back to stabilizing the marketplace following the collapse of their latest repeal-and-replace efforts.

Calif. Officials Sound Alarm, Envisioning $114B Hit To Medi-Cal Under U.S. Senate Bill

By Anna Gorman June 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

“Nothing is safe — no population, no services,” the director of the nation’s largest Medicaid program said Wednesday. GOP leaders say they seek to cut costs and widen consumer choices.

HHS, States Move To Help Insurers Defray Costs Of Sickest Patients

By Steven Findlay April 25, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In a letter to all governors, HHS Secretary Tom Price invited them to consider seeking federal help to set up reinsurance funds that would help cover losses that insurers have because of high numbers of sick patients.

Perspectives On Single-Payer: Is It A Pipe Dream Or Is The GOP Repeal-And-Replace Plan Priming The Pump?

September 25, 2017 Morning Briefing

Editorials from a variety of news outlets offer different thoughts on the current single-payer health plan being advanced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and whether it is picking up momentum.

GOP Efforts To Repeal-And-Replace Obamacare Resurface

August 15, 2017 Morning Briefing

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) says his sweeping proposal is “about the only game left in town.” On the House side, members of the conservative Freedom Caucus on Friday filed a discharge petition that, with a simple 218-vote majority, would trigger a floor vote on a two-year Affordable Care Act repeal — with no replacement — as early as September. Meanwhile, on the other side of the issue, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is preparing to introduce his Medicare-for-all plan and other Democrats are shopping around a Medicare buy-in plan that would begin at age 50.

Health Debate Heats Up In Montana For This Week’s Special Election

By Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio May 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The race for Montana’s one and only seat in the House of Representatives will be decided Thursday, and health care is taking center stage in the race’s last week.

Late Move To Dump ‘Essential’ Benefits Could Strand Chronically Ill

By Jay Hancock March 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Republicans seek lower cost and more choice for health insurance sold to individuals, but cutting coverage standards could leave fewer comprehensive plans, analysts say.

McCain: ‘I Cannot In Good Conscience Vote For The Graham-Cassidy Proposal’

September 22, 2017 Morning Briefing

With Sen. John McCain’s opposition to the last-ditch repeal-and-replace efforts, Republicans are left with no room for error.

Follow The Money: Drugmakers Deploy Political Cash As Prices And Anger Mount

By Jay Hancock and Elizabeth Lucas and Sydney Lupkin July 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Embattled opioid seller Mallinckrodt is one of many pharmaceutical companies boosting political contributions and lobbying on Capitol Hill.

Politics And Process: Did Graham-Cassidy Collapse Because It Left Millions Uninsured? Was Crafted Behind Closed Doors? Or Because It Shifted Money, Power Away From ‘The Swamp’?

September 26, 2017 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers offer harsh words and examinations of what caused the GOP’s most recent repeal-and-replace effort to come undone.

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