If Insurance Market Crashes, Can Lawmakers Put The Pieces Back Together?
Actions by the Trump administration are putting pressure on the fragile market for individuals who buy their own coverage, but analysts say it should be able to rebound.
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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.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
鈥楳y Life Is Very Full鈥: People With Disabilities Worry About GOP Medicaid Cuts
The Obamacare replacement bill passed by House Republicans would cut Medicaid by $834 billion over a decade. That has people with disabilities scared that services that allow them to live independently, such as job training and transportation, will disappear.
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GOP Medicaid Cuts Hit Rural America Hardest, Report Finds
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.
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Feds To Waive Penalties For Some Who Signed Up Late For Medicare
People who were using marketplace plans instead of Medicare may qualify for the reprieve. They have until Sept. 30 to apply.
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A Community Seeks Answers, Assurances About Health Care 鈥 In 10 Languages
A forum for Asian immigrants in Oakland draws a crowd so large some attendees had to be seated in an overflow room. Many immigrants are eager for information relevant to them as changes to the health care system are debated in Washington.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Senators鈥 Dueling Web Shoutouts Echo Nation鈥檚 Partisan Divide On Obamacare
In the early stages of the Senate鈥檚 attempts to write a health care bill, a Republican and a Democrat each solicit constituents鈥 Obamacare experiences from opposite ends of the spectrum.
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California鈥檚 New Single-Payer Proposal Embraces Some Costly Old Ways
The legislation would revive the age-old practice of paying providers for every service they perform 鈥 a recipe for a busted budget, some experts say. Backers say the bill is a work in progress.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
GOP Health Bill Pleases Most Republicans, But Not Many Other Americans
While nearly half of Americans support Obamacare, fewer than a third are in favor of the Republican replacement legislation.
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Consumer Advocates Wary Of New Marketplace Rules For Brokers
Federal officials relaxed their rules this month about how brokers and insurers can work with individuals to apply for health law policies.
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REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH
A Busy Week For Health: Budget Cuts, CBO Scores And Mitch McConnell鈥檚 Cryptic Signal
KHN鈥檚 Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Rovner discuss some of the developments that shook up health news this week.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
‘Health Care’ = Fighting Words In Montana
A question about the Obamacare repeal bill turned into a rumble in the Montana special election 鈥 portending tough times ahead for Republicans.
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REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH
Strategies To Defend Unpopular GOP Health Bill: Euphemisms, False Statements And Deleted Comments
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.
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REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH
Citing CBO Report, Critics Decry GOP Bill鈥檚 Potential Fallout In California
"I feel like I am in a bad dream," said state Sen. Ed Hernandez, who chairs California's Senate Health Committee.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Millions Of Ill People May Face 鈥楨xtremely High Premiums鈥 Under House Bill, CBO Says
The report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office evaluates last-minute changes made to the bill to help propel it to passage.
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REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH
GOP鈥檚 Health Bill Could Undercut Some Coverage In Job-Based Insurance
In states that take up the bill鈥檚 option to change the essential health benefits, the out-of-pocket spending limits and annual and lifetime caps on coverage in large group plans could fray.
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Health Debate Heats Up In Montana For This Week’s Special Election
The race for Montana鈥檚 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.
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REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH
Republicans Race The Clock On Health Care 鈥 But The Calendar Is Not Helping
The delays in pushing through a bill to replace Obamacare are beginning to back up other key items on the congressional calendar.
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REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH
Secret Sauce In Maine’s Successful High-Risk Pool: Enough Money
Before the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 exchanges began, Maine had an 鈥渋nvisible high-risk pool鈥 in place. Republican lawmakers are pointing to it as a success 鈥 but it was better funded by a vast margin than the high-risk pools in the House replacement bill.
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Preexisting Conditions And Continuous Coverage: Key Elements Of GOP Bill
The Republican health plan would require insurers to offer coverage to people who have preexisting medical conditions. But if states opt to allow insurers to charge sick people more than healthy ones, people who have been more than 63 days without coverage could see significantly higher insurance costs.