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Premiums for health insurance plans in Washington state went up by an average of 36 percent this year. Those rates could rise even higher after the recent…
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Health insurers in Washington state are now required to provide 12-month refills of birth control pills. Although the Affordable Care Act requires most…
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The deal from the Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate health committee is aimed at stabilizing insurance markets. The president had encouraged the short-term fix on Tuesday.
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Cuts to Medicaid have been at the heart of much of the Congressional debate over health care. The federally funded health care program for the poor has…
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The Remote Area Medical charity holds dozens of free health clinics each year. Low-income patients waited in their cars and on blankets for the clinic to open one recent Saturday morning.
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If Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act without a comparable replacement, it could have a major impact on the immunization program for children in…
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A crowd of over 2,000 tested the capacity of Westlake Park in downtown Seattle Sunday afternoon. They were all there to protest the expected repeal of the…
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President-elect Donald Trump told The Washington Post he's close to unveiling a health care plan he expects Congress to pass soon. But GOP lawmakers are in no hurry to replace the Affordable Care Act.
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Health insurance subsidies are pegged to personal income estimates. But if those are too low, a person may have to repay the government later on.
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The lack of specifics on health care from the president-elect means a plan released in June by House Speaker Paul Ryan is the best outline of what the GOP would like to replace Obamacare.