Why the US does not have universal health care, while many other countries do
Timothy Callaghan, Texas A&M University The lead-up to the House passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) on May 4, which passed by a…
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How pre-existing conditions became front and center in health care vote
Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) speaks to reporters outside the White House on May 3, 2017 after a meeting with the president on proposed legislation that…
We Fact-Checked Lawmakers’ Letters to Constituents on Health Care
by Charles Ornstein ProPublica, March 22, 2017, 5 a.m. When Louisiana resident Andrea Mongler wrote to her senator, Bill Cassidy, in support of the Affordable…
Fact-Checking Elected Officials on the Affordable Care Act Repeal
by Charles Ornstein ProPublica, March 10, 2017, 5 a.m. Dismayed by the results of the 2016 election, Meg Godfrey decided she needed to do more…
Five Ways The GOP Health Bill Would Reverse Course From The ACA
By Julie Rovner After literally years of promises, House Republicans finally have a bill they say will “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. Some…