Health Care

After Losing Son, Mother Urges Congress to Save NIH Funding

The mother of Chad Carr, the grandson of former Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr who died at age 5 in 2015 of a rare form of pediatric cancer, spoke in front of a House committee Wednesday urging lawmakers to stop President Trump’s proposed budgets cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Health Insurers Wrestle With Next Steps as GOP Bill Fails

House Republicans' failure to pass their bill overhauling the Affordable Care Act leaves health-care companies with continued challenges, most acutely for insurers facing decisions about whether to offer plans in the existing law's marketplaces next year.