Leaders of the new Republican-led U.S. House kicked off their legislative agenda with two bills supported by anti-abortion groups. While neither is likely to become law, the move demonstrates how abortion will continue to be an issue in Washington. Meanwh

The year-end spending bill passed by Congress in late December contains a wide array of health-related provisions, including a structure for states to begin to disenroll people on Medicaid whose coverage has been maintained through the pandemic. Meanwhile

In this special episode of KHNs What the Health? Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, talks with host Julie Rovner, KHNs chief Washington correspondent, about where we are in the pandemic and how we should transition out o

In this special episode of KHNs What the Health? Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, talks with host Julie Rovner, KHNs chief Washington correspondent, about where we are in the pandemic and how we should transition out o

Top negotiators in Congress have agreed to a framework for government spending into next year, but there are details to iron out before a vote such as the scheduled Medicare payment cuts that have providers worried.Also, the Biden administration reopens

Sen. Raphael Warnocks re-election in Georgia will give Democrats a clear-cut Senate majority for the first time in nearly a decade. Meanwhile, the current Congress has only days left to tackle major unfinished business on the health agenda, including fen

The lame-duck Congress has returned to Washington with a long health care to-do list and only a little time.Meanwhile, some of the states that have not yet expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act are rethinking those decisions.Alice Mi

Democrats retained control of the U.S. Senate in the midterm elections, while Republicans won a majority in the House, giving them the ability to block items on President Joe Bidens agenda. Meanwhile, the lame-duck, Democratic-led Congress wont hav

Election night went better than expected for Democrats. Although they could still lose control of one or both houses of Congress, the predicted red wave for Republicans failed to materialize. Meanwhile, voters in both red and blue states approved ballot

The Affordable Care Acts 10th annual open-enrollment period began Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15, 2023, in most states. But for the first time, the health law seems to be enrolling Americans with far less controversy than in previous years. Meanwhile, a