News in Brief Senate Votes to Open Debate on ACA Repeal-and-Replace Plan The Senate will now proceed to debate, and vote on, a number of ACA repeal-and-replace options over the next several days. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief What’s Going on With the Senate’s Health-Care Bill? The Senate is expected to take its first steps toward ACA repeal and replace. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief The Battle Between Republicans and the CBO Is Heating Up Eight former CBO directors have some harsh words for Republicans. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief The CBO Scores the Latest Version of the Senate’s ACA Repeal Bill (Sort of) The numbers are still grim, and the score doesn't cover the Cruz amendment. Dwyer Gunn
Economics What’s Next for the Affordable Care Act? The Senate's efforts to repeal the ACA seem to be dead, but that doesn't mean the law is totally safe. Dwyer Gunn
Social Justice How Republicans Can Save Themselves on Health Care Hint: Start taking credit for your own wins—including the Affordable Care Act. David M. Perry
News in Brief New Report Finds Medicare Is Plagued by ‘Extreme’ Use of Painkillers Some Medicare beneficiaries are being prescribed opioids by 10 or more doctors, or are filling prescriptions for more than 1,000 pills a month. Charles Ornstein
News in Brief Senate Still Hoping to Repeal Obamacare Without a Replacement But that plan seems doomed. Francie Diep
News in Brief Here’s What’s in the Senate’s Updated Health-Care Bill And so the health-care policy merry-go-round continues. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Insurers Are Coming Out Against the Consumer Freedom Amendment It seems the major insurance companies aren't fans of Ted Cruz's proposed compromise. Dwyer Gunn