Medicare & Medicaid
Overlapping surgery, when a doctor operates on two patients at same time, has prompted debate in medical community, and in Washington.
Employment in healthcare would be hit especially hard, with 919,000 fewer jobs.
Several million children won't meet Senate's new highly restrictive definition of "blind and disabled" under new Medicaid guidelines.
Republican administration calls 38 percent decline in number of plans proof the Affordable Care Act is failing.
Only 7.5 percent of the more than 1.8 million COPD patients analyzed were receiving any form of PAP therapy.
The provision would amend an obscure Medicaid funding rule that limits the number of beds for mental illness but health groups say its no reason to celebrate.
A report by the Government Accountability Office adds new weight to criticisms that some health plans may leave sicker patients worse off.
GOP bill could hurt veterans by eliminating Medicaid access but others argue reform of VA could help eliminate that concern.
Only 8 percent describe themselves as "deeply knowledgeable" about the program and its requirements, the survey said.
The state could be forced to rebuild its public insurance program because the impact of the bill would affect one-third of its residents.