Kate Zernike's Blog, page 19

Heading Toward Tax Victory, Republicans Eye Next Step: Cut Spending

With Republicans’ new ambitions, the bill heading toward completion is not just a tax cut, but the first step toward a long-held vision to undo the New Deal and Great Society.

Will Cutting the Health Mandate Pay for Tax Cuts? Not Necessarily

Americans dislike the requirement that everyone have health insurance. But eliminating it doesn’t mean that they’d stop buying coverage — or accepting subsidies.

Study Finds Competing Opioid Treatments Have Similar Outcomes

The manufacturers of the two drugs to treat opioid addiction are competing fiercely for market share and drawing scrutiny from lawmakers and prosecutors.

Trump Health Agency Challenges Consensus on Reducing Costs

The Obama administration sped up programs aiming to pay doctors based on quality instead of quantity. The Trump administration is slowing them down.

Ending Medical Tax Break Could Be a ‘Gut Punch’ to the Middle Class

The tax deduction on medical expenses helps millions of Americans cope with high health care costs. The Republican tax proposal would eliminate it.

New Effort to Kill Obamacare Is Called ‘the Most Radical’

The Graham-Cassidy bill would turn federal funding for a law Republicans loathe into block grants to states, realizing a long-held goal of the party.

Latest Obamacare Repeal Effort Is Most Far-Reaching

The Graham-Cassidy bill would turn federal funding for a law Republicans loathe into block grants to states, realizing a long-held goal of the party.

These Americans Hated the Health Law. Until the Idea of Repeal Sank In.

Sentiment in a Pennsylvania county has tracked with a national shift in opinion about the Affordable Care Act amid fears that millions could lose coverage.

Why Obamacare’s Loudest Critics Aren’t as Loud Anymore

With Republican health care legislation hanging in the balance, activists feeling betrayed by leaders they helped elect have turned their focus to other issues.

The Hidden Subsidy That Helps Pay for Health Insurance

The tax exclusion on what employers pay toward employees’ health insurance premiums is bigger than any subsidy offered under the Affordable Care Act.