Health Care Briefing: House Passes G.O.P. Bill to Repeal Obamacare

Suspense remains as to whether Republicans have the votes to pass a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but whatever the result, more fits and starts are likely.

Insurer, hospital stocks rise after Republican health-care bill passes House

Shares of hospitals and insurance companies rose after a narrow majority of the U.S. House passed a bill repealing major portions of Obamacare on Thursday. The official vote count was 217 votes to 212. Shares of major insurer UnitedHealth was last up nearly 1 percent...

Your future access to health care may depend heavily on which state you’re in

One of the key provisions in the health care overhaul bill narrowly approved by House Republicans Thursday would grant broad powers to the states to decide how insurance coverage is managed and paid for.If the bill survives intact in the Senate, that means your future...

GOP either doesn’t know the facts or doesn’t care about people, Pelosi says after health bill vote

Republicans will now have to live with their choice to replace parts of the Affordable Care Act, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. “The American people now have to judge them by how they have acted, not by how we’ve characterized what...