Julie Rovner
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The Senate agreement is now before the House, which needs to act by midnight to avert a shutdown. The deal appears to include almost every health priority Democrats have been pushing in recent months.
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Opponents of abortion have made significant progress in changing the direction of federal and state policies. The confirmation of judges favored by anti-abortion activists may be the most significant.
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Despite an enrollment period that was half as long, nearly 9 million people have signed up for Affordable Care Act insurance for 2018 so far, about the same as last year.
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The tax bill being considered by Congress includes a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate. Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News talks to guest host Ray Suarez about how that could affect the health insurance market.
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Even if the Republican from Maine can get her party to go along, her suggestions to bolster the individual insurance market may be too little, too late.
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Even though congressional Republicans formally set aside their Obamacare repeal-and-replace efforts this summer, there are big policy changes that could become law under pending tax proposals.
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Open enrollment on the exchanges for health insurance created by the Affordable Care Act will be different this time around. Here are some tips on how to make the most of it.
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The administration's decision to allow some employers to bypass a requirement to provide no-cost contraceptives to women on moral grounds would benefit specific anti-abortion groups.
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Several million consumers who buy their own health insurance earn too much to qualify for government help to defray the cost.
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Republicans in Congress have dropped their attempts to repeal the health law for now. But Obamacare supporters say the Trump administration is still undercutting the law in ways that could damage it.
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Lawmakers looking to stabilize the health insurance exchanges may consider a number of proposals — including pushing young adults off a parent's plan or letting people buy into Medicare and Medicaid.
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The failure of the GOP's health care bill in the senate means the Affordable Care Act is still law. NPR's Noel King speaks with Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News about where things might go now.