health care

Health Care Bill Debate Centered On Essential Health Benefits

4:48pm March 24, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Noam Levey, who covers national health care policy for The Los Angeles Times, about why essential health benefits became such a sticking point in the health care debate.

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Republican Leaders Postpone Vote On Health Care Bill

4:32pm March 24, 2017

by Susan Davis

Republican leaders are postponing a vote on the American Health Care Act again after failing to secure enough support the bill.

GOP Rep. Mike Kelly On Health Care Bill: 'I Do Not Feel Defeated'

4:32pm March 24, 2017

Republican Rep. Mike Kelly supports the American Health Care Act. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to him about what he likes about the bill and the decision to pull it on Friday.

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House Republicans Pull Health Care Bill After Failing To Secure Votes

4:32pm March 24, 2017

House Republicans pulled their health care bill on Friday after failing to secure enough votes. House Speaker Paul Ryan spoke to reporters after the decision came to pull the bill.

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House Republican Leaders Withdraw Health Care Bill

4:32pm March 24, 2017

by Tamara Keith

House Republican leaders have pulled their bill to replace the Affordable Care Act after it became clear they did not have the votes to pass it.

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Many Insurance Companies Stay Quiet On Health Care Debate

4:32pm March 24, 2017

With AHCA coming to the house floor for a highly anticipated vote, some of the biggest stake holders that are closely following the health care political circus are health insurance companies around the country. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Professor Sabrina Corlette of the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University about what she has heard from the health care industry.

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House Speaker Paul Ryan holds a news conference to announce that the Republican Party has decided not to vote on its health bill on Friday. "We were close," he said, but the votes weren't there to pass it.

Republicans Kill Health Care Vote As GOP Members Defect

4:28pm March 24, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

Centrist and hard-line Republicans came out against the GOP plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Facing a near-certain defeat, House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Trump agreed to pull the bill.

The health insurance company Anthem has said the GOP bill would benefit both insurers and individuals.

Insurance Companies Could Profit From Fewer Customers Under GOP Plan

3:18pm March 24, 2017

by Philip Galewitz

As House Republicans and the White House try reach a deal on a plan to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act, much of the insurance industry likes what it's seeing.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, says the latest version of the GOP bill would let states decide on required benefits.

Letting States Decide Health Coverage Could Make It Harder To Buy

3:17pm March 24, 2017

by Jay Hancock

House Republicans altered their health care bill to let states decide what coverage is required. That would make it harder to buy coverage for childbirth or chronic illness, analysts say.

Republicans have long argued that small businesses should be able to band together and buy coverage across state lines. This legislation enables that.

GOP Resurrects A Bill From 2003 To Help Small Firms Buy Health Insurance

3:10pm March 24, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

House Speaker Paul Ryan supports a bill that would allow "association health plans" to be sold nationally to small businesses. But critics say such plans tend to be skimpy and not well-regulated.