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Though it has been on the books for nearly a decade, the Affordable Care Act faces a big court challenge right now that could overturn it. Here’s what happens if the federal health law goes away.

As another ACA deadline looms, NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with reporter Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News about the health of Obamacare under the Trump administration.

Under the new rules, most adults who quality for Medicaid coverage will be required to prove they work at least 80 hours a month, or are doing other activities like volunteering or hunting for a job.

The House of Representatives is expected to approve a bill Thursday that aims to lower prescription drug prices. Some elements have Republican support. But the bill faces an uncertain Senate future.

New York Times investigative reporter Sarah Kliff talks about the costs and challenges of switching to a universal healthcare system — and what it might mean to eliminate private insurance entirely.

Speaker Pelosi’s landmark prescription drug legislation is slated to get a vote in the House Thursday. It’s a sweeping bill on an issue voters care about, but it’s unlikely to become law.

Democratic presidential candidates are debating Medicare For All, but that term isn’t a good descriptor of the plans being put forth. Clarifying this health care vocabulary helps the debate.

The justices seemed sympathetic to $12 billion in insurance firms’ claims. The Affordable Care Act promised to partially reimburse insurers if they lost money due to peoples’ preexisting conditions.

The Supreme Court hears argument on Tuesday in a case in which insurance companies are suing the Trump administration over the removal of a subsidy they were paid to cover high-risk individuals.

Democrats are divided on the platform of Medicare for All. NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks to voters in New Hampshire about how their experience with the healthcare system informs their views on the policy.