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Now that House Republicans, along with a few Democrats, have passed a bill to repeal last year's health reform law, they are planning to offer some alternatives for replacing it. But how can we tell if their plans are likely to tackle the of high health care spending?
Dartmouth researchers argue that ordering screenings for people with no symptoms too often leads to costly treatment for people who would likely never have gotten sick.
HHS is considering a number of options to make sure healthy, less costly people are attracted to the long-term care program and costs are held in check.
House Republicans are holding committee hearings this week on the health law's provisions governing Medicare, abortion and small business.
House Republicans are holding committee hearings this week on the health law's provisions governing Medicare, abortion and small business.
HHS is considering a number of options to make sure healthy, less costly people are attracted to the long-term care program and costs are held in check.
When 34 Senate Democrats joined all 47 Republicans last week to repeal ObamaCare's 1099 reporting requirement, their votes confirmed what their talking points still deny: ObamaCare will increase the deficit.
Some experts are proposing alternatives to mandating that nearly all Americans purchase health insurance - a requirement in the health law - including offering discounts for early buyers and instituting eligibility periods to use subsidies.
State health policy expert Alan Weil offers his take on how states are wrestling with the implementation of health reform
A federal judge in Mississippi dismissed a challenge to the health law Thursday, only days after another federal judge ruled the law was unconstitutional because of its insurance mandate.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., introduced an amendment to an unrelated bill today that would repeal the health law. Senators from both sides took to the floor, with Republicans arguing that the country wants repeal and Democrats maintaining that the benefits of the law are popular and outweigh any flaws in the legislation. Watch excerpts from the debate.
Arizona has already asked for permission to trim back the program, and other states may follow as enhanced funding from Washington expires.
The new health law requires beefed-up appeals processes, but insurance companies and advocates are battling over exactly what that means.
In recent Capitol Hill testimony, Foster, the government's chief Medicare actuary, raised doubts about the health law's ability to hold down future health care costs. But there are reasons to question his assumptions.
Companies that administer or profit from flexible spending accounts are trying to change provisions in the new health law restricting the pre-tax funds used by millions of consumers.
After a federal court declared the new health law unconstitutional, it's still unclear how far the ruling reaches. The Obama administration says that it will continue to implement the law.
As state fiscal pressures mount, governors are asking Washington to allow them to reduce their Medicaid rolls, something that's barred under the health care law. Democrats generally prefer to give the states more federal money to help with Medicaid costs, but House Republicans are unlikely to support that, citing deficit concerns.
Patients seeking redress may find this option provides the same benefits as a court battle but quicker and with less emotional toll.
Jackie Judd talks with legal analyst Stuart Taylor about the legal blow today to the new health care reform law. Federal Judge Roger Vinson, in Florida, declared the entire law void.
Here's text of federal Judge Roger Vinson's decision declaring the individual mandate, and thus the whole health care law, unconstitutional.
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