Repealing The Affordable Care Act Could Be More Complicated Than It Looks
After six controversial years, the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, may be on the way out, thanks to the GOP sweep of the presidency and both houses of Congress Tuesday.
Kaiser Health News
Obamacare ‘Replacement’ Might Look Familiar
The Affordable Care Act transformed the medical system, expanding coverage to millions, injecting billions in tax revenue, changing insurance rules and launching ambitious experiments in quality and efficiency.
The Health Law: Rising Costs, Subsidies And Its Future Under The Next President
As customers prepare for the federal health law’s fourth open enrollment to open next week, the Affordable Care Act faces a big test with dramatic increases in policy premiums and fewer options as some insurers are pulling out of the marketplace.
Drug Prices, Not The Health Law, Top Voters’ Health Priorities For 2017
Until this week, when big increases in insurance premiums were unveiled for next year, the federal health law has not been a major issue in the presidential election.
Terminally Ill Patients Don’t Use Aid-In-Dying Laws To Relieve Pain
Supporters of “death with dignity” have succeeded in legalizing medical aid-in-dying in five states by convincing voters, lawmakers and courts that terminally ill patients have the right to die without suffering intractable pain in their final days or weeks.
What Would A Public Insurance Option Look Like?
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The “public option,” which stoked fierce debate in the run-up to the Affordable Care Act, is making a comeback — at least among Democratic politicians.
Emergency Room Use Stayed High In Oregon Medicaid Study
Will Medicaid expansion save the country money as people stop using expensive emergency rooms for primary care?
Not in the first years, said a study published Wednesday online in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Burwell Says Upcoming Enrollment Efforts Are Pivotal For Health Law
Rate hikes are likely on the way for plans offered on the health law’s online exchanges, or marketplaces. Consumers’ out-of-pocket costs are expected to climb, and some major insurers are pulling out.
Trump’s Debate Claim On Health Care Costs: It Depends What You Mean By ‘Cost’
Health care finally came up as an issue in the second presidential debate in St. Louis Sunday night. But the discussion may have confused more than clarified the issue for many voters.
Can We Conquer All Diseases By The End Of The Century?
The goal is lofty and expansive: to cure, prevent or manage all known diseases by the end of the century.
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