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Weekly Wrap: Health care bill falls apart. Now what?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Mar 24, 2017
Leigh Gallagher of Fortune and Sudeep Reddy of Politico join us to discuss the week’s business and economic news. This week, they talk about the GOP’s health care bill falling apart and what comes next now that President Donald Trump shifts focus on tax reform.
Conservatives want the government to stop mandating what insurers must cover
Mar 23, 2017
The latest carrot that House leadership and the White House are using to win conservative Republican votes for the health care bill is repealing an Obamacare provision that standardized insurance policies. Under Obamacare, virtually all insurance policies cover things like hospitalization, mental health, prescription drugs and pregnancies – known as essential health benefits. But guaranteeing those […]
Hospitals worry as Obamacare repeal vote approaches
Mar 23, 2017
If more people lose insurance, hospitals will lose millions of dollars.
Who wins and loses under the GOP’s health care proposal?
by
Kimberly Adams
and Dan Gorenstein
Mar 14, 2017
24 million could end up uninsured with the Republican plan, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
24 million Americans could lose health insurance under GOP plan
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 13, 2017
The Congressional Budget Office's estimate is worse than analysts were expecting.
Taking Wisconsinites' temperature on Obamacare
by
Annie Baxter
Mar 13, 2017
Residents of Wisconsin, a state that helped elect President Donald Trump, have mixed feelings about the Affordable Care Act.
Ambulance service in Texas now delivering home care
Feb 16, 2017
In Fort Worth, some paramedics are taking their time with patients instead of rushing them to ERs.
For public good, not for profit.
Despite gains, Medicaid expansion is on the chopping block
Feb 10, 2017
Republicans take aim at Medicaid, which expanded under the Affordable Care Act
Let’s do the numbers: Obamacare rate hikes (with charts)
by
Donna Tam
Oct 27, 2016
Premiums for the federal insurance plan are estimated to go up 25 percent on average in 2017. What does that mean for you?
This may be Obamacare’s biggest test
Aug 16, 2016
Aetna is ditching most Obamacare exchanges. What does that means for Obamacare’s long-term health?