Senate Republicans Fail in Bid to Repeal Obamacare July 28, 2017 By Steven T. Dennis, Zachary Tracer and Laura Litvan A months-long effort by Senate Republicans to pass health legislation collapsed early Friday after GOP Senator John McCain joined two...
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...
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...
Senate Health Bill in Jeopardy as 3 Republican Senators Oppose June 26, 2017 By Zachary Tracer, Laura Litvan and Steven T. Dennis At least three Republican senators said they would vote to block the current version of their party’s health-care bill from...
Cuomo Takes Steps to Keep New York Insurers in Obamacare June 7, 2017 By Zachary Tracer New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced steps on Monday to encourage insurers to keep selling health plans in the state’s...
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...
How Insurance Markets Could Be Affected If GOP Reduces Essential Benefits March 24, 2017 By Zachary Tracer Rules on what benefits health insurance plans must cover have become a major negotiating point as Republicans wrangle votes to...
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...
Trump Officials Vow More People Covered, Lower Premiums Under Health Care Bill March 12, 2017 By Anna Edney and Zachary Tracer Sweeping White House promises that insurance premiums will fall and more people will have coverage under the Obamacare replacement plan...