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Listen: Why Red States Challenging ACA Tread Precariously On A Popular Protection

Many of the GOP-led states seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act could end up jeopardizing the health of their own residents, who suffer from preexisting conditions at rates higher than the national average. The ACA requires insurers to cover people with histories of illness and not charge them more for it. If the law is overturned, that protection could be lost, as California Healthline reporter Harriet Rowan explains on "The VICE Guide to Right Now" podcast.

Aug. 2, 2018

Trump Administration Loosens Restrictions On Short-Term Health Plans

The administration says these plans, which can now last as long as 12 months and be renewed for two years, will give consumers another less-pricey insurance option. Critics say the new rule is yet another swipe at the Affordable Care Act.

By Julie Appleby

Aug. 1, 2018

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Let’s Talk Politics

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call talk about health care’s emergence as a possible voting issue in the coming midterm elections. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Emmarie Huetteman about July’s “Bill of the Month”: a transgender woman’s “bait-and-switch” $92,000 surgical bill.

July 31, 2018

States Attacking ACA Would Suffer Most If Preexisting Conditions Shield Gets Axed

A coalition of Republican states has launched a legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act, including provisions requiring insurers to offer coverage to people with preexisting conditions without raising rates. An analysis shows that some of these states have the highest proportion of such residents.

By Harriet Blair Rowan

July 17, 2018

Democrats Rally Against Threats To The ACA To Block Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee

Senate Democrats see health care as an issue that could keep their caucus unified as the confirmation battle heats up.

By Julie Rovner

July 10, 2018

Can Insurers Use Genetic Testing Results? A Reader Wants To Know

Other readers ask what can be done to challenge unexpected medical bills — whether the result of an emergency room visit or after a change in prescription drug coverage.

By Michelle Andrews

July 10, 2018

ACA Protections For Sick Patients Still Popular Despite GOP’s Efforts To End Them

Despite a decision by the Trump administration to ask a court to nullify the portion of the health law guaranteeing coverage to the sick, the Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds most people want insurers to be required to offer coverage and not charge more.

By Jordan Rau

June 27, 2018

California’s Attorney General Vows National Fight To Defend The ACA

Xavier Becerra, who is leading an effort by at least 15 states to protect the law, said the Trump Administration's efforts to dismantle it endangers coverage for millions of Americans.

By Pauline Bartolone

June 11, 2018

Administration Challenges ACA’s Preexisting Conditions Protection In Court

The Trump administration is arguing that since Congress is repealing the penalty for not having insurance, the federal health law’s protection for people who have illnesses is unconstitutional.

By Julie Rovner and Julie Appleby

June 8, 2018

No-Go For Idaho: Back To The Drawing Board On State-Based Health Plans

The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services advised the state that its plan to offer state-based insurance plans falls short of the Obamacare rules and could result in penalties for insurers.

By Julie Appleby

March 9, 2018

Trump Administration Proposes Rule To Loosen Curbs On Short-Term Health Plans

The policy change is likely to entice younger and healthier people from the general insurance pool by allowing a range of lower-cost options that don’t include all the benefits required by the federal health law.

By Julie Appleby

Feb. 20, 2018

Idaho Blue Cross Jumps Into Controversial Market For Plans That Bypass ACA Rules

Focus turns to whether the Trump administration will challenge Idaho’s move to allow such plans to be sold to individuals.

By Julie Appleby

Feb. 14, 2018

Idaho ‘Pushing Envelope’ With Health Insurance Plan. Can It Do That?

Many eyes are on the Trump administration to see how officials respond to Idaho’s approach to health insurance, which flouts some aspects of the Affordable Care Act.

By Julie Appleby

Jan. 30, 2018

Repeal & Replace Watch

GOP Health Bill’s Changes Go Far Beyond Preexisting Conditions

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.

By Julie Rovner

Sept. 22, 2017

Ask Emily

Leap Of Faith: Will Health Care Ministries Cover Your Costs?

Sharing ministries are based on biblical principles and are not the same as commercial insurance. They are not legally binding and may not cover some common medical expenses.

By Emily Bazar

July 28, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

Podcast: What The Health? Why Is This Stuff So Complicated?

Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss the state of the Senate’s effort to replace Obamacare.

July 6, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

Safe Under The ACA, Patients With Preexisting Conditions Now Fear Bias

Thinking they were protected from insurance discrimination, many people got tested to see if they were likely to develop serious diseases. Legislation pushed by Republican leaders in Congress would leave them vulnerable.

By Charlotte Huff

June 29, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

Promises Made To Protect Preexisting Conditions Prove Hollow

Experts say the loopholes would allow states to bypass some protections for people with preexisting conditions.

By Jay Hancock and Rachel Bluth

June 22, 2017

REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH

Protected But Priced Out: Patients Worry About Health Law’s Future In Arizona

Corinne Bobbie has a love-hate relationship with the Affordable Care Act. As the GOP tries to repeal the law, the experiences and fears of voters like Bobbie could determine a politician's fate.

By Will Stone, KJZZ

June 8, 2017

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

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.

By Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio

May 23, 2017

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