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Threat To The ACA Turns Up The Heat On Attorney General Races

By Emmarie Huetteman September 28, 2018

As Republican and Democratic attorneys general square off on a Texas case that threatens to dismantle consumer protections in the federal health law, campaigns across the country for states’ highest legal officer get hotter. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who is leading the defense of the Affordable Care Act in the Texas case, has maintained a high profile in challenging the Trump administration on health care and other policies.

Wisconsin Reinstates Coverage Of Transgender Treatment For State Workers

By Emmarie Huetteman August 29, 2018

The Group Insurance Board reversed a decision made last year to bar coverage of transgender hormone therapy and surgery for public workers.

McCain’s Complicated Health Care Legacy: He Hated the ACA. He Also Saved It.

By Emmarie Huetteman August 25, 2018

The six-term Arizona senator, who died Saturday, took on some of health care’s goliaths, such as the tobacco industry and insurance companies, in addition to the health law.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Let’s Talk Politics

July 31, 2018

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call talk about health care’s emergence as a possible voting issue in the coming midterm elections. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Emmarie Huetteman about July’s “Bill of the Month”: a transgender woman’s “bait-and-switch” $92,000 surgical bill.

A Transgender Woman’s Quest For Surgery Caught In Political Crosswinds

By Emmarie Huetteman July 26, 2018

Dramatic policy swings, from an unprecedented expansion of transgender rights under the Obama administration to the unpredictable reduction of trans rights under President Donald Trump, have left many trans Americans feeling the whiplash.

A Transgender Woman’s ‘Bait-And-Switch’ $92,000 Surgery Bill

By Emmarie Huetteman July 26, 2018

After being promised a significant discount for paying cash upfront and forgoing insurance, a Wisconsin patient gets caught in the middle between hospital and insurer — and feels snookered by a last-minute surprise and billing snafu.

Drugmakers Funnel Millions To Lawmakers; A Few Dozen Get $100,000-Plus

By Emmarie Huetteman and Sydney Lupkin October 16, 2018

Drugmakers’ contributions to lawmakers have peaked as surging drug prices emerge as a hot-button political issue. In the past decade, members of Congress have received nearly $79 million from 68 pharma PACs. And the giving crosses the aisle: In California, seven of the top 10 beneficiaries are Democrats — though Kevin McCarthy, the Republican House majority leader, tops other Golden State lawmakers in Congress by a wide margin.

Unwieldy Health Costs Often Stand Between Teachers And Fatter Paychecks

By Emmarie Huetteman June 18, 2018

Cash-strapped school boards, cities and legislatures scrounge to cover pay raises and pricey benefits and turn to teachers to fork over more of their shrinking take-home pay.

Kicking Around The ACA? For Tom Price, That’s So 2017.

By Emmarie Huetteman May 1, 2018

The former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services says the law eliminating penalties for most people who don’t have insurance coverage will hurt the insurance marketplaces.

Make Room For Baby: After Giving Birth, Duckworth Presses Senate To Bend Rules

By Emmarie Huetteman April 11, 2018

The Illinois Democrat is the first sitting senator to give birth. She’s using the opportunity to call for adjusting Senate rules to accommodate new parents.

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