Health Care

Senate health care bill unnerves veterans

While Republican senators seek to advance their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, a major support base for the party—veterans’ organizations— is voicing concerns over how the proposed bill would impact coverage.

Health care battle: Senate conservatives begin negotiations

As the Senate health care bill continues to be opposed by a seemingly growing number of Republican senators, conservatives worked through the weekend with Senate leadership to offer alternatives to the controversial legislative text.

'Like bombs': Bankrupt company's air bags still out there

Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. says it had to file for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S. to ensure it could continue supplying replacements for faulty air bag inflators linked to the deaths of at least 16 people.

CBO: Senate health bill will lower premiums, increase uninsured by 22M

The Congressional Budget Office said Monday the Senate’s bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act will do more to decrease the federal deficit and insure Americans than the American Health Care Act, which narrowly passed the U.S. House of Representatives last month.

Q&A: How air bag recalls are impacted by Takata bankruptcy

Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. is expected to file for bankruptcy protection in Japan and the U.S. on Monday, having been dragged into financial trouble by millions of faulty air bag inflators that can kill or injure people.