Medicare unveils far-reaching overhaul of doctors’ pay
Medicare on Friday unveiled a far-reaching overhaul of how it compensates doctors and other clinicians. The goal is to reward quality, cost-effective care instead of just paying piecemeal for services.
View Article13.8M goal set for Obama’s final health care sign-up season
Facing new challenges to a legacy law, the Obama administration on Wednesday set its goals for the president's final health care sign-up season.
View ArticleAs Medicaid loses stigma, election may cloud its future
Medicaid, often stigmatized among government health care programs, is finally coming into its own.
View ArticleObama administration confirms double-digit premium hikes
Premiums will go up sharply next year under President Barack Obama's health care law, and many consumers will be down to just one insurer, the administration confirmed Monday. That's sure to stoke...
View ArticleCDC: Progress reducing uninsured rate threatens to stall
With deep divisions over President Barack Obama's health care law reappearing in the election's final days, a government report shows that progress in reducing the number of uninsured Americans has...
View ArticleTrump’s path on health care law intersects with a lawsuit
President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to preserve health insurance coverage even as he pursues repeal of the Obama-era overhaul that provided it to millions of uninsured people.
View ArticleEarly sign-ups for health care law are steady, but no surge
A little more than 1 million people renewed health coverage or signed up for the first time through HealthCare.gov around the start of open enrollment, which coincided with a GOP election sweep that's...
View ArticleObama’s rough ride on health care offers lessons for Trump
President Barack Obama took on the problems of a lack of access to health care and high cost, but he and Democrats paid a political price. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to undo much of what...
View ArticleU.S. health care tab hits $3.2T; fastest growth in 8 years
The nation's health care tab grew at the fastest rate in eight years in 2015, driven by the coverage expansion in President Barack Obama's law and by costly prescription drugs, the government said Friday.
View ArticleStudy: ‘Obamacare’ repeal-only would make 30M uninsured
Repealing President Barack Obama's health care law without a replacement risks making nearly 30 million people uninsured, according to a study released Wednesday.
View ArticleGOP’s ‘Obamacare’ repeal path worries health care industry
One by one, key health care industry groups are telling the incoming Republican administration and Congress that it's not a good idea to repeal the 2010 health care law without clear plans to address...
View ArticleStudy: Premium hikes add $10B to taxpayers’ health law tab
Taxpayers will fork over nearly $10 billion more next year to cover double-digit premium hikes for subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama's law, according to a study released Thursday.
View ArticleStudy: Repealing Obama health law cuts taxes for wealthy
Republicans may be handing wealthy Americans a big tax cut by repealing President Barack Obama's health care law, according to a study released Thursday that spells out potential economic pitfalls...
View ArticleMedicare outpatients risk higher bills for some procedures
You pay less for outpatient treatment than for a hospital admission, right? Not necessarily in the topsy-turvy world of Medicare billing, according to a government report.
View Article‘Obamacare’ holding its own: 6.4M signed up so far
"Obamacare" seems to be holding its own. The administration said Wednesday that 6.4 million people have enrolled for subsidized private coverage through HealthCare.gov, ahead of last year's pace.
View ArticleAnalysis: GOP vexed by factions on replacing health law
Republicans are united on repealing President Barack Obama's health care law, but ideologically and practically speaking, they're in different camps over replacing it. Getting the factions together...
View ArticleObama health law posts solid sign-ups despite GOP repeal vow
Congress may be moving to repeal "Obamacare," but millions of people are still signing up. The administration said Tuesday that 11.5 million enrolled nationwide through Dec. 24, ahead of last year's pace.
View ArticleTrump can do plenty on his own to unravel Obama health law
President Donald Trump can do plenty on his own to unravel the Obama health care law, but some of those actions would create disruptions that undermine his administration's early promises. Other less...
View ArticleTrump administration weighs health insurance ‘stabilization’
Worried about the nearly 20 million people who buy their own health insurance policies, the Trump administration and congressional Republicans are weighing how to stabilize a wobbly market, government...
View ArticleRise in premiums lays bare 2 Americas on health care
Michael Schwarz is a self-employed business owner who buys his own health insurance. The subsidized coverage "Obamacare" offers provides protection from life's unpredictable changes and freedom to...
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