JEFFREY YOUNG ON HEALTH CARE

Sep 24, 2017; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins tight end Niles Paul (84) and linebacker Ryan Anderson (52) and Washington Redskins linebacker Chris Carter (55) kneel with teammates during the playing of the national anthem before the game between the Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders at FedEx Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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POLITICS
Sorry NFL Fans, Protests Don't Work If They Aren't Annoying
By Zach Young and Arthur Delaney
Earlier this year Donté Stallworth and three other former and current NFL football players spent three days lobbying Congress
Rising medical health care cost in the United States and Canada
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BUSINESS
Workplace Health Insurance Premiums Finally Stopped Skyrocketing. Now For The Bad News.
By Jeffrey Young
Deductibles keep getting bigger, and costs are still growing faster than paychecks.
U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (L) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) walk to the Senate floor after the weekly Democratic caucus policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington May 12, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
POLITICS
Warren, Sanders Lead Senate Inquiry Into Aetna's Obamacare Exit
By Jeffrey Young
Progressives demand answers about why the insurer really left the health insurance exchanges after its merger with Humana met resistance.
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump jokes about how difficult he says it is for him to listen to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's voice, as he holds a rally with supporters in Fresno, California, U.S. May 27, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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POLITICS
Americans Don't Like Obamacare But Don't Trust Trump To Fix It
By Jeffrey Young
Voters think Hillary Clinton and the Democrats would do better on health care.
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a campaign event for Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., July 5, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
POLITICS
America Spent More Than $3 Trillion On Health Care Last Year
By Jeffrey Young
The era of historically low spending growth is over, but the bad old days aren't back.
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton listens to U.S. President Barack Obama address a Clinton campaign event in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., July 5, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Brian Snyder / Reuters
POLITICS
Obama Joins Call For 'Public Option' Health Care Plan
By Jeffrey Young
A government-run program to compete with private insurers is part of Hillary Clinton's agenda, too.
An Oxfam member wears a giant mask representing U.S. President Barack Obama who who holds a cigar and a dollar-sign ring as he sits with G8 summit leaders at a poker table in a gaming parlour in Paris May 23, 2011. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)
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POLITICS
Obamacare Unkind To Smokers, New Study Finds
By Jeffrey Young
Charging tobacco users more just makes them stay uninsured, Yale researchers say.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the worst mass shooting in U.S. history that took place in Orlando, Florida, at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 12, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Joshua Roberts / Reuters
POLITICS
Obamacare Premiums Are Spiking, But Yours Probably Aren't
By Jeffrey Young
Get health insurance from your job? You can ignore the "rate shock" hype.
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada June 18, 2016. REUTERS/David Becker
David Becker / Reuters
POLITICS
This Is What Would Happen If You Repealed Obamacare
By Jeffrey Young, Christine Conetta, and Jonathan Cohn
It'd be a great, big mess.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
POLITICS
We're Spending Less On Health Care Than We Thought We Would Before Obamacare
By Jeffrey Young
About two and a half trillion dollars less, to be exact.
Michael Schweitz, a Florida physician, testifies before a House subcommittee at a hearing on Medicare May 17.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
POLITICS
Congressional Hearing Goof Pulls Back The Curtain On How Washington Really Works
By Jeffrey Young
Here's a hint: It was lobbyists.
U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he walks to Marine One before departing to deliver the commencement address at Rutgers University from the White House in Washington, U.S., May 15, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Joshua Roberts/Reuters
POLITICS
Obamacare Cut The Uninsured Rate To Single Digits Last Year
By Jeffrey Young
More than 16 million people have gained health coverage since 2013.
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 13: (AFP OUT) President Barack Obama delivers remarks as he welcomes Nordic leaders to the White House during an arrival ceremony, on May 13, 2016 in Washington, DC. Leaders of the northern European nations of Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Denmark are the invited guests to a State dinner this evening. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Obama Makes Big Move For Transgender Rights In Health Care
By Jeffrey Young
A new rule strengthens protections for LGBTQ people against unfair treatment by insurers and medical providers.
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