health care
Congressional Budget Office Foresees 15% Rise in Health Insurance Rates
Citing rising uncertainty in insurance markets, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday it expects premiums to increase by 15 percent next year under the federal health care law’s benchmark plan.
Read moreCompeting Health Care Plans Rip Current Through Capitol Hill
After months out of the legislative spotlight, health care returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday with Republicans and Democrats unveiling competing proposals that would fundamentally alter health care in the country.
Read moreBernie Sanders’ Health Care Plan Puts Democrats on the Spot
Sen. Bernie Sanders rode his impassioned liberal army of supporters through a tumultuous 2016, fighting to snatch the Democratic presidential nomination from Hillary Clinton. Now he’s disrupting the party anew, forcing Democrats to take sides over his plan to provide government-run health care for all.
Read moreSenate Eyes Compromise in Insurance-Subsidy Battle
Members of the Senate Health Committee inched toward a bipartisan compromise Tuesday for insurers whose subsidies are on shaky ground as lawmakers battle over the future of health care
Read moreOhio Pushes Its Top Court to Close Abortion Clinic
An attorney for the Ohio Department of Health argued before the state’s high court Tuesday that the last abortion provider in the northwest part of the Buckeye State must be closed because it does not have a valid agreement with a local hospital.
Read moreGovernors Urge Senate to Shore Up Federal Insurance Subsidies
President Donald Trump’s threats to cut off insurance subsidies prompted bipartisan pushback Thursday as five governors warned Congress about the danger of continued instability.
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Home Health Workers Sue Illinois to Force Pay Raise
A class of home health care workers and personal assistants claim Illinois refuses to increase their wages by 48 cents per hour even though the pay raise was mandated by an amendment to state law that took effect last month.
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State Says Catholic Hospital Overcharged Poor Patients
Washington state has sued a Catholic hospital system on charges it demanded up-front payment from poor patients and failed to disclose information about discounted services, while bringing in $674 million in operating revenue.
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Unstable Insurance Markets Take Focus at Senate
Upheaval in individual insurance markets requires bipartisan action in the next week, the chair of the Senate health committee said Wednesday.
Read moreGovernors Ask Congress to Consider Their Affordable Care Act Fixes
A bipartisan group of eight governors on Thursday released a letter they sent to congressional leadership recommending fixes to the Affordable Care Act.
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Infants’ Race Influences Quality of Hospital Care, Study Finds
An infant’s race or ethnicity affects the quality of medical care he or she receives, according to a new study involving critical-care units in California.
Read moreMcConnell Brushes Off Reports of Bad Blood With Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday publicly disputed reports that his relationship with President Donald Trump is fractured, saying the two are aligned on tax reform, health care, defense and other key issues.
Read moreSanders Rallies Ohio Students for Health Care, Wealth Equity
Onetime presidential hopeful and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders held a rally Tuesday at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, to discuss jobs, health care, and the economy.
Read moreBathroom Bill Dies in Texas as Special Session Ends
An anti-transgender “bathroom bill” that would have required people to use public facilities that match their biological sex is dead in Texas, after the Legislature adjourned its special session a day early.
Read moreOregon Governor Signs Law Protecting Right to Abortion
Oregon Governor Kate Brown on Tuesday signed a law protecting the right to legal abortion in Oregon, even if Roe v. Wade or the Affordable Care Act were to be overturned.
Read moreThreat to Health Care Subsidies Will Spike Premiums, CBO Warns
The Trump administration’s pledge to end billions in federal insurance subsidies will worsen the federal deficit, and spike health insurance premiums, the Congressional Budget Office warned Tuesday.
Read moreCBO Sees Higher Premiums if Trump Blocks ‘Obamacare’ Subsidies
People buying individual health care policies would face higher premiums, and some may be left with no insurance options at all if President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to stop Affordable Care Act payments to insurers, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.
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Religious Beliefs Can’t Stop Son’s Urgent Treatment, Judge Rules
A Florida judge ruled that doctors can give an emergency blood transfusion to a deathly ill boy despite his father’s objection to the treatment on religious grounds.
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