Halt In Subsidies For Health Insurers Expected To Drive Up Costs For Middle Class
The administration's move late Thursday was the second swipe that day at the insurance markets created by the Affordable Care Act.
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Friday News Roundup - Domestic
This week, we saw an executive order on health care, a shift in immigration strategy and a step forward on disaster relief.
Steve Ramirez: If We Could Erase Memories ... Should We?
Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez used lasers to enter the brains of mice and edit their memories. He imagines a future where this technology might be possible in humans as well.
Elizabeth Loftus: How Can Our Memories Be Manipulated?
Years of research have taught Elizabeth Loftus just how unreliable our memories are. From tweaking a real memory to planting a completely fabricated one, tampering with our minds is surprisingly easy.
End Of Health Care Subsidies To The Poor Is Another Blow To Obamacare
President Trump is doing away with subsidies to health insurance companies that helped low-income Americans. David Greene talks to Dr. Zeke Emanuel, an architect of the Affordable Care Act.
White House To End Health Care Subsidies
The White House says the government will no longer make subsidy payments to health insurers. The change could cause premiums to spike and drive insurers out of the marketplace.
News Brief: Trump Ends Health Care Subsidies, Iran Deal, California Fires
The Trump administration says it will end cost-sharing payments designed to help low-income Americans get health care. Trump is also expected to make an announcement on the future of the Iran deal.
This Week's Air Quality Is Worst On Record For San Francisco Bay Area
As wildfires spread through Northern California counties, clouds of smoke and ash are spreading, too, far beyond the flames. Air quality officials have a database that's searchable by ZIP code.
FDA Panel Endorses Gene Therapy For A Form Of Childhood Blindness
After many setbacks for genetic therapies, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended approval of the first gene treatment for an inherited form of blindness.
Tiny, Transparent Worm Challenges Notions About Sex
Scientists have found a group of worms that haven't reproduced sexually for 18 million years. Normally that would be a recipe for quick extinction, but these little guys seem none the worse for wear.