Health Care : NPR

Steve Inskeep talks to Ezekiel Emanuel, an architect of Obamacare, about a federal district judge’s ruling Friday that the law is unconstitutional because of a recent change in federal tax law.

A federal judge in Texas struck down the entire ACA on Friday, but the law will stay in place pending appeals. NPR’s Michel Martin talks with Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News about the implications.

NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with ProPublica reporter Marshall Allen about an investigation detailing how health insurers pass the high costs for sleep apnea breathing machines onto patients.

Surgeons in South Africa transplanted part of a liver from an HIV-positive mother to her uninfected daughter — a medical first. Scott Simon talks to Dr. Harriet Etheredge, a medical bioethicist.

Health care is a major concern for voters in the upcoming midterm elections. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Rep. John Faso about how he’s speaking to his constituents about this important issue.

The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, is a central issue in Arizona’s election for U.S. Senate. But voters’ perceptions of the health care law have changed dramatically over the past eight years.

Digital health lawyer Jodi Daniel answers questions about what people can do to control how our medical and health data is used, as smart watches, fitness trackers and other devices gain popularity.

NPR’s Michel Martin interviews former second lady Jill Biden about the Biden Cancer Initiative and its effort to bring together health care providers, researchers drug companies and patients.

NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with addiction medicine specialist Dr. Sarah Wakeman of Mass General about opioid use in prisons and the availability of treatment.

States are battling the pharmaceutical industry in court to curb the opioid epidemic. NPR’s Jennifer Ludden asks Richard Ausness, a law professor at the University of Kentucky, about the tactic.