Sep 22 Health How Repealing Obamacare Would Affect This Louisville Family The GOP's latest repeal plan would bring steep cuts to Medicaid programs, which would have a huge effect on people with expensive, debilitating conditions. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 22 Health How Repealing Obamacare Would Affect This Louisville Family Lisa Gillespie
Sep 22 Politics McCain Announces Opposition To Obamacare Repeal Bill, Possibly Dooming It Arizona Sen. John McCain is the second Republican to oppose the legislation, after Sen. Rand Paul came out against it last week. By NPR Staff Sep 22 Politics McCain Announces Opposition To ACA Repeal Bill, Possibly Dooming It NPR Staff
Sep 21 Health Yarmuth Warns Latest ACA Repeal Effort Would Bring Big Cuts For Kentucky Medicaid If the bill passes, it'll end the Medicaid expansion program that covers more than 400,000 Kentuckians. But it will affect other Medicaid recipients, too. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 21 Health Yarmuth Warns ACA Repeal Effort Would Cut Kentucky Medicaid Lisa Gillespie
Sep 20 Politics These GOP Senators Could Block Republicans’ Obamacare Repeal Republicans are close to having the votes to pass a repeal of the ACA in the Senate next week, and it has come down to the votes of three familiar names. By Susan Davis, NPR Sep 20 Politics These GOP Senators Could Block Republicans' Obamacare Repeal Susan Davis, NPR
Sep 13 Health Kentucky Leads Nation With Decline Of Uninsured New data show Kentucky led the nation with the largest decrease of people without insurance since the implementation of Obamacare. By Associated Press Sep 13 Health Kentucky Leads Nation With Decline Of Uninsured Associated Press
Aug 10 Politics Trump To McConnell: ‘Get Back To Work’ On Obamacare Repeal President Donald Trump is using his bully pulpit to scold Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell for failing to pass a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act. By Ryland Barton Aug 10 Politics Trump To McConnell: ‘Get Back To Work’ On Obamacare Repeal Ryland Barton
Aug 10 Health Women—Young And Older—Reap Benefits Of Obamacare, Study Says After the implementation of the ACA, the number of uninsured women in the U.S. fell from 20 percent in 2010, to 11 percent in 2016. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 10 Health Women—Young And Older—Reap Benefits Of Obamacare, Study Says Lisa Gillespie
Aug 2 Politics Trump Threatens Congress’ Health Care; Senate Republicans Don’t Seem Too Worried With Senate leaders making it clear they're moving on to other issues, the question is now whether Trump follows through on his threat. By Scott Detrow, NPR Aug 2 Politics Trump Threatens Congress' Health Care; GOP Doesn't Seem Worried Scott Detrow, NPR
Aug 1 Health How Trump’s Threat To Withhold Insurance Payments Could Affect Kentucky President Trump signaled this week that payments the government makes to insurers to help lower costs for low-income people might not come this year. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 1 Health How Trump's Threat To Withhold Insurance Payments Could Affect Ky. Lisa Gillespie
Jul 28 Politics McCain Votes No, Dealing Potential Death Blow To Republican Health Care Efforts In a moment of high drama, the GOP was stymied again in their effort to repeal the ACA — and they have John McCain to thank for it. By Susan Davis, NPR and Domenico Montanaro, NPR Jul 28 Politics McCain Votes No, Dealing Potential Death To GOP Health Care Efforts Susan Davis, NPR and Domenico Montanaro, NPR
Jul 24 Health Healthy Debate: What The Republican Health Bill Taught Us About Medicaid It’s hard to find a spot on the map where the proposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act would have a bigger effect than in the Ohio Valley By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource , Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource and Jeff Young Jul 24 Health Healthy Debate: What The GOP Health Bill Taught Us About Medicaid Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource, Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource and Jeff Young
Jul 20 Politics FACT CHECK: Trump’s Confusing Remarks To Senate Republicans On Health Care After another failed attempt at overhauling the ACA, Trump tried to sell his party's repeal efforts (and push some senators into line) at a Wednesday lunch. By Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR Jul 20 Politics FACT CHECK: Trump's Confusing Remarks To Senate GOP On Health Care Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR
Jul 19 Politics Trump’s Big Repealing Deal: 8 Takeaways On The Senate’s Health Care Meltdown Moment So what happened after seven years of prioritizing the promise to repeal Obamacare? And what does it all mean for what's next? By Ron Elving, NPR Jul 19 Politics 8 Takeaways On The Senate's Health Care Meltdown Moment Ron Elving, NPR
Jul 18 Health ‘Partisan Politics,’ ‘A Bunch Of Crock:’ Lexington Voters Weigh In On Health Bill Defeat In Kentucky, many residents got health care through Obamacare. And some aren’t happy with current proposals to alter the program. By Ryland Barton Jul 18 Health Lexington Voters Weigh In On Senate Health Bill Defeat Ryland Barton
Jul 18 Politics McConnell Backup Plan To Repeal Affordable Care Act Falters Three GOP senators, Lisa Murkowski, Shelley Moore Capito and Susan Collins, say they will oppose any measure to kill the ACA without a suitable replacement. By Scott Neuman Jul 18 Politics McConnell Backup Plan To Repeal Affordable Care Act Falters Scott Neuman