Senate Begins Debate, Kills McConnell Health Bill, Schedules ‘Vote-a-Rama’ July 25, 2017 By Steven T. Dennis, Laura Litvan, Zachary Tracer and Anna Edney Senate Republicans have embarked on an unpredictable and potentially chaotic floor debate aimed at repealing Obamacare amid significant doubts that...
FDA Chief Gottlieb Eyes Overhaul of Opioid Regulation July 25, 2017 By Anna Edney The Food and Drug Administration, as part of a sweeping overhaul in how it regulates opioid painkillers, plans to look...
GOP Senate Health Bill Would Substantially Raise Deductibles, Number of Uninsureds: CBO July 21, 2017 By Zachary Tracer and Anna Edney The Senate Republican health bill promises lower premiums for consumers. To get there, it would require patients in standard plans...
House Passes Obamacare Repeal, 217-213; Senate Support in Doubt May 4, 2017 By Anna Edgerton, Anna Edney and Billy House House Republicans mustered just enough votes to pass their health-care bill Thursday, salvaging what at times appeared to be a...
Obamacare Insurers Struggle to Set Plans Amid Threats to Program April 18, 2017 By Zachary Tracer and Anna Edney Obamacare is stuck in limbo, and insurers and state regulators are struggling to set their plans for what’s increasingly shaping...
Trump Aims to Raise Insurer Participation in Obamacare with New Rules April 17, 2017 By Zachary Tracer and Anna Edney The Trump administration finalized a set of rules that it says will help bolster insurer participation in Obamacare’s markets, even...
Trump’s FDA Chief Cites Opioid Epidemic As Top Priority April 7, 2017 By Anna Edney Opioid painkillers that have led to thousands of deaths and new drug addicts should be the highest priority of the...
Republicans Now Eye Insurer Low-Income Subsidies They Sued to Halt April 3, 2017 By Anna Edney Republican lawmakers are seeking a way to guarantee that health insurers get $7 billion promised to them to help low-income...
White House, Republicans Weigh Benefits Changes to Health Care Bill March 23, 2017 By Billy House, Jennifer Jacobs and Anna Edney The White House is talking with House conservatives about last-minute changes to the embattled GOP health-care bill aimed at wooing...
White House Weighing Changes to Ryan Health Care Bill March 15, 2017 By Anna Edgerton, Anna Edney and Zachary Tracer House Speaker Paul Ryan doesn’t plan to make major changes to Republicans’ plan to replace Obamacare, according to a GOP...