RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | The Seattle Times

January 21, 2019 at 9:24 pm

Pelosi works her health care strategy from the ground up

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is laying out her strategy on health care and first up is improvements to "Obamacare" and legislation to... Updated 3:45 am

Business

January 17, 2019 at 3:41 pm

Trump administration proposes higher ‘Obamacare’ premiums

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday announced proposed rule changes that would lead to a modest premium increase next year under the Affordable...

File-In this Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, teen migrants walk in line inside the Tornillo detention camp in Tornillo, Texas. Government investigators say many more migrant children may have been separated from their parents than the Trump administration has acknowledged. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File) WX103 WX103

January 17, 2019 at 7:59 am

Government may have split up thousands more migrant families than it acknowledged

"The total number and current status of all children separated from their parents or guardians ... is unknown," according to the report. It could be...

January 14, 2019 at 8:34 am

House Dems announce sweeping investigation of drug pricing

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats announced a sweeping investigation Monday of the pharmaceutical industry's pricing practices, jockeying for the upper hand with the Trump administration...

Business

January 3, 2019 at 1:35 pm

As health law case goes to appeals court, sign-ups steady

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic attorneys general on Thursday appealed a federal court ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, as new enrollment numbers underscored...

Business

December 20, 2018 at 9:40 pm

Group backing private Medicare is funded by insurance giants

WASHINGTON (AP) — A group gaining influence in Washington as a champion for Medicare beneficiaries is bankrolled by major health insurance companies that are trying...

December 19, 2018 at 12:02 pm

Obama health law sign-ups beat forecast despite headwinds

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Affordable Care Act has yet again beaten predictions of its downfall, as government figures released Wednesday showed unexpectedly solid sign-ups for...

December 14, 2018 at 6:47 pm

Judge’s ruling on ‘Obamacare’ poses new problems for GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge's ruling that the Obama health law is unconstitutional has landed like a stink bomb among Republicans, who've seen the...

Business

December 13, 2018 at 11:59 am

Renewed battle over using fetal tissue in medical research

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers clashed over science, ethics and politics at a House hearing Thursday on using fetal tissue in critically important medical research, as...

December 12, 2018 at 8:45 am

Health law sign-ups lagging as Saturday deadline is looming

Barring a sign-up surge, the nation's uninsured rate could edge up after a yearslong coverage expansion that has seen about 20 million people get health-insurance...

Business