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The thought of losing California鈥檚 Obamacare gains is 鈥渟omewhere between nauseating and mind blowing,鈥 says Robert K. Ross, CEO of the California Endowment.
In California, Colorado and four other states, many hospitals, health systems and doctors just say no.
The Affordable Care Act simplified and speeded up the complex process that allows coal miners who have black lung to get special benefits. Many in coal country want this reform to stay if the rest of the law is repealed.
Experts say key steps can make a home much more accessible to seniors who can have trouble getting around in wheelchairs or walkers.
Gov. Jerry Brown said he will work with other governors and lawmakers to prevent a loss of federal health dollars that could 鈥渄evastate鈥 the state鈥檚 budget.
Since it opened 50 years ago, the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic has been a refuge for everyone from flower children to famous rock stars to Vietnam War veterans returning home addicted to heroin.
We talk with a leading expert about Republican ideas for reform. Lanhee Chen of the Hoover Institution says it鈥檚 a mistake to think conservatives have too few ideas 鈥 rather they have too many.
Once an elite swimmer and a Yale grad, Siphiwe Baleka now coaches 3,000 fellow truckers on the best ways to work out, eat right and stay connected on the road. Drivers say his wellness plan works.
Republican plans to transform Medicaid could help set debate on the role of government and entitlements. Here’s an explanation of how it could work.
KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner is interviewed on WBUR鈥檚 鈥淗ere and Now鈥 about the Senate Finance Committee鈥檚 hearing on the nomination of Rep. Tom Price to head HHS, as well as President Donald Trump鈥檚 recent executive order on the health law.
Trump administration has tools to break the health law. Will it use them?
States could continue to cover people under the ACA or create new approaches, according to a bill introduced Monday. Many Democrats fear such state options won鈥檛 draw enough federal funding and will fragment coverage nationwide.
Rep. Tom Price, up for running HHS under President Trump, helped a company that became a top campaign donor, records show.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reports in a new study that 59 percent of people contacted by a debt collector had outstanding medical bills.
Seattle seniors at an upscale assisted living center lament Washington鈥檚 rush to repeal and replace Obamacare with no alternative on the table.
New research finds that the Affordable Care Act 鈥 especially the Medicaid expansion 鈥 helped about 4 million people with chronic health problems get coverage. Researchers say their findings could help Republicans planning a replacement.
Letters sent to Medicare from U.S. Rep. Tom Price, President Trump’s pick to run HHS, supported physicians as well as drug or device makers, records show.
Intense, 鈥渉igh touch鈥 care that focuses on housing as well as health care brings down medical costs for the most expensive patients. But it鈥檚 been hard to replicate successful programs.
A flow of Medi-Cal expansion dollars 鈥 and patients 鈥 has fueled significant growth, making clinics in California one of the linchpins of primary care under Obamacare.
Newborn sleep is a valuable commodity.
