News in Brief Why Mitch McConnell Is Delaying the Senate Recess After months of debate, the GOP is still struggling to come up with a health-care bill of its own. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Majority of Americans Disapprove of Senate Health-Care Bill Nevertheless, most Americans want to see changes made to the Affordable Care Act. Francie Diep
News in Brief More Evidence That Health Insurance Really Does Save Lives Timely new research strengthens the link between coverage and mortality. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief A Group of Senators Want to Bring Back Short-Term Insurance Plans Fourteen senators are pushing Tom Price to relax an Obama-era rule on short-term insurance plans. Dwyer Gunn
Economics The New CBO Score Shows the AHCA Hasn’t Changed Much The new CBO report isn't likely to provide much comfort to anyone concerned about how people with pre-existing conditions would fare under the AHCA. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Obamacare Replacement Would Reduce Federal Deficit by $119 Billion and Leave 23 Million More Americans Uninsured, CBO Finds For people who get their health plans from the Obamacare marketplaces, their premiums would rise under the AHCA until 2020. Francie Diep
Economics This Chart Illustrates the AHCA’s High-Risk Funding Problem Researchers have figured out what it would cost to fund high-risk pools. As it turns out, the $128 billion included in the AHCA is not nearly enough. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Here’s More Evidence That ACA Repeal Could Hurt Rural Americans Was this the kind of change rural Americans were hoping for? Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Study Shows Obamacare Has Truly Made a Difference New research finds big increases in both the rate of insured people and their self-reported health. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief What’s Going on With the ACA? There has been some good and bad news for the future of Obamacare. Dwyer Gunn