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After months of work in Congress, 鈥渞epeal and replace鈥 efforts on the Affordable Care Act may be coming back from the dead 鈥斅燼gain. With analysis, explanation and data,聽Repeal & Replace Watch聽follows the new politics of health care.
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With the future of Obamacare up in the air, many consumers are wondering if they must comply with the tax requirements related to the law, including whether to pay the penalty for being uninsured.
Vermont embarks on a six-year experiment to redesign health care and how it鈥檚 paid for.
As GOP lawmakers struggle to find a replacement for Obamacare, public support for the health law grows and a majority of Americans say they don鈥檛 want fundamental changes to Medicaid.
These clinics have long provided health care to low-income patients and enjoyed expansion under the Affordable Care Act. With repeal looming, the centers' doctors worry about what's next.
San Mateo Medical Center is among hundreds of safety-net hospitals in California and across the country that stand to lose big if the federal government slashes support for Medicaid and insurance exchanges.
Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News answers NPR listener questions like: Has Obamacare been repealed? No. Not yet.
As Republicans consider how to bring down costs for younger people, lawmakers may relax or eliminate the restrictions on how much more insurers can charge older consumers.
The legislation is only a first step, declaring the 鈥渋ntent鈥 of the state Senate without specifics or a timetable.
The woman set to run the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services told senators last week that maternity coverage should be optional in individual and small group plans. But other services could also be left on the cutting room floor.
Rep. Chris Collins鈥 enthusiastic investments in Australian biotech company Innate Immunotherapeutics preceded share purchases by the Buffalo Republican鈥檚 family members, associates and political donors 鈥 raising questions from Washington, D.C., to Sydney.
The state has one of the highest rates of small business owners who get health coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
The Trump administration鈥檚 first health regulation would shorten the enrollment periods and make it harder for patients to get coverage outside of that annual signup period.
People who do not get insurance through their job or the government have long battled a difficult market.
As conservative physicians rise to more powerful positions in government, some question whether they speak for the nation鈥檚 doctors.
The president says Obamacare has been 鈥渁 complete and total disaster,鈥 and other Republicans see nothing but trouble. But a careful look at the arguments suggest the situation is more complicated.
Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf shares his views about drug approvals, regulations and safety concerns after stepping down from the giant agency.
In remote parts of Montana, the Affordable Care Act has meant better health care for Native Americans and more job opportunities.
A study of five states looks at the market conditions that make or break the health insurance marketplaces set up by the Affordable Care Act.
After a tough fight by Democrats, Senate Republicans confirmed Rep. Tom Price鈥檚 nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services. He will have the authority to upend some current practices.
Republicans鈥 delay in finding common ground to repeal and replace the health law raises risks that coverage could shrink and rates rise even more, the industry says.
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