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The House Health Plan Makes Your Genes a Preexisting Condition

The House Health Plan Makes Your Genes a Preexisting Condition

When does "preexisting" turn to "existing?" More sophisticated and readily available genetic tests make that area greyer and greyer. The post The House Health Plan Makes Your Genes a Preexisting Condition appeared first on WIRED.

January 18, 2017

3 Critical Questions Tom Price Didn’t Answer at the Health and Human Services Hearing

3 Critical Questions Tom Price Didn’t Answer at the Health and Human Services Hearing

These are the important points to consider when Price faces his formal confirmation hearing on January 24. The post 3 Critical Questions Tom Price Didn't Answer at the Health and Human Services Hearing appeared first on WIRED.

January 15, 2017

Obamacare’s Demise Is a Looming Disaster for Mental Health

Obamacare’s Demise Is a Looming Disaster for Mental Health

Republicans are on the cusp of undercutting the very mental health and substance abuse services they've promised. The post Obamacare's Demise Is a Looming Disaster for Mental Health appeared first on WIRED.

January 12, 2017

Republicans’ Three-Step Plan to Kill Obamacare: Step 1 Complete

Republicans’ Three-Step Plan to Kill Obamacare: Step 1 Complete

Republicans have started to pave a winding path toward a full repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Here's how they'll do it, step by step. The post Republicans’ Three-Step Plan to Kill Obamacare: Step 1 Complete appeared first on WIRED.

November 29, 2016

Trump’s Health Czar Tom Price is a One-Man Death Panel for Obamacare

Trump’s Health Czar Tom Price is a One-Man Death Panel for Obamacare

Pending Senate confirmation, Tom Price will play a central role in the new administration's plans to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. The post Trump’s Health Czar Tom Price is a One-Man Death Panel for Obamacare appeared first on WIRED.

November 10, 2016

Even for the GOP, Parts of Obamacare Should Be Worth Saving

Even for the GOP, Parts of Obamacare Should Be Worth Saving

Mandatory requirements only make up a quarter of Obamacare's 955 pages. The rest has provisions that most people either don't know about, or really like. The post Even for the GOP, Parts of Obamacare Should Be Worth Saving appeared first on WIRED.