COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Drops Among All Americans, New Survey Shows
A new poll shows Americans are growing more enthusiastic about being vaccinated, with the biggest change among Black Americans.
Emmarie Huetteman
Pandemic Aid Package Includes Relief From High Premiums
As President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief package steams through Congress, Democrats have hitched a ride for a top health care priority: strengthening the Affordable Care Act with some of the most significant changes to insurance affordability in more than a decade.
4 Vital Health Issues — Not Tied to COVID — That Congress Addressed in Massive Spending Bill
Late last month Congress passed a nearly 5,600-page legislative package that included $900 billion for urgent pandemic relief, a ban on surprise medical bills and other non-COVID health care issues.
In Fine Print, HHS Appears To Ban All Surprise Billing During The Pandemic
Federal officials offering emergency funding to hospitals, clinics and doctors’ practices have included this stipulation: They cannot foist surprise medical bills on COVID-19 patients.
Voters Say Congress Needs To Curb Drug Prices, But Are Lawmakers Listening?
House Democrats are poised to pass sweeping legislation to lower drug prices using strategies President Donald Trump has endorsed. A Trump aide urged the Republican-controlled Senate to vote on a different package curbing drug prices that was drafted by a senior Republican.
Summer Setbacks: The Long Road To Lower Drug Prices Hits Some Potholes
When Washington returned from its winter holiday break in January, it seemed everyone was talking about lowering drug prices.
Democrats Taking Key Leadership Jobs Have Pocketed Millions From Pharma
Three lawmakers who will lead the U.S. House next year are among the biggest recipients of campaign contributions from the pharmaceutical industry.
Three of the lawmakers who will lead the House next year as Congress focuses on skyrocketing drug costs are among the biggest recipients of campaign contributions from the pharmaceutical industry, a new KHN analysis shows.
House Dems In New Seats Of Power Will Steer Health Policy, Attack Drug Prices
But Republicans’ tightened grip on the Senate means those hoping for another round of dramatic, progressive reforms may be disappointed.
For the first time since passing the Affordable Care Act, Democrats will soon control the House of Representatives and its powerful health committees. But Republicans’ tightened grip on the Senate means those hoping for another round of dramatic, progressive reforms may be disappointed.
McCain Hated The ACA But Also Saved It
Shortly after his cancer diagnosis, he thwarted the Republican party's attempt to overturn the Affordable Care Act.
There are many lawmakers who made their names in health care, seeking to usher through historic changes to a broken system.
John McCain was not one of them.
Reed College Grad's Plan for Transgender Surgery Caught in Political Crosswinds
The election of President Donald Trump had a big impact on transgender people, peeling back health care protections.
With the country on course to enshrine the rights of transgender Americans, Wren Vetens introduced herself as a woman for the first time in January 2016, at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
