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The Affordable Care Act gave health insurance to millions of Americans by shifting resources from the wealthy to the poor and by moving oversight from states to the federal government. The Senate bill introduced Thursday pushes back forcefully on both dimensions.

"Shifting Dollars From Poor to Rich Is a Key Part of the Senate Health Bill" is from the June 22, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger-Katz and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Most Republicans in Congress prefer the type of health insurance market in which everyone could “choose the plan that’s right for them.”

"Covering Aromatherapy but Not Chemotherapy" is from the March 23, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The mass shooting at the Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida last week shows how much the conversation around gun violence has changed since the presidential election.

"Where Experts and Public Agree on Limiting Gun Deaths" is from the January 09, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and Quoctrung Bui and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Trump is now a few days from taking office as president, and has identified health care as a top policy priority, but the public knows little more about his proposal than it did then. In comments to The New York Times on Tuesday and in his news conference on Wednesday, Trump said repeatedly when a Republican health reform bill would be released — “very quickly.” But he has yet to spell out any details about the policies it would contain.

"Trump’s Obamacare Plan: Still Optimistic, Still Vague" is from the January 11, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and narrated by Kristi Burns.

The announcement Tuesday that Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway would be joining forces to create a health care company moved stock markets and prompted optimistic predictions of major reform in a notoriously complex industry.

"Can Amazon and Friends Handle Health Care? There’s Reason for Doubt" is from the January 30, 2018 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and Reed Abelson and narrated by Kristi Burns.

But don’t expect the health care debate to drag on forever. There are legal and political reasons that Republicans really do need to decide in the next few weeks whether their legislative effort will succeed or go back on the shelf.

"Congress Is Facing a Time Crunch to Repeal Obamacare" is from the July 10, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and narrated by Kristi Burns.

The plan would make major changes in how health care is financed for Americans who don’t get coverage from work. It would expand the number of people who could benefit from federal help in buying health insurance, but it would change who benefits most from that support.

"Republican Health Proposal Would Redirect Money From Poor to Rich" is from the February 16, 2017 The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Republicans in the House have performed major surgery on the Obamacare replacement plan they circulated a few weeks ago. But compared with the Affordable Care Act, the new plan still shifts a lot of benefits from the poor to those who earn more.

The policy change, confirmed by the IRS on Wednesday after elements were reported by the libertarian magazine Reason, does not do away with the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that all Americans who can afford it obtain health insurance or pay a fine. But it might make it a little harder for the IRS to figure out who is breaking the rules.

"Now You Can Do Your Taxes Without Filling Out the Insurance Question" is from the February 15, 2017 The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Throughout the debate to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump and Republican congressional leaders have insisted they would retain a crucial, popular part of the health law: the promise that people can buy insurance even if they’ve had illnesses in the past.

"Republican Health Proposal Would Undermine Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions" is from the April 04, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

In the waning days of this year’s Affordable Care Act sign-up period, the Trump administration declared war on the health law, releasing an executive order that could weaken its requirements and yanking advertisements and outreach off the air.

"Drop in Late Obamacare Enrollment Appears to Be a Trump Effect" is from the February 03, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

When faced with a tough question about nearly any aspect of the health bill moving through Congress, Republican officials like to mention their plan’s other “prongs.”

"Why Republicans Keep Talking About Health Care ‘Prongs’" is from the March 16, 2017 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

What’s changed is that the prospect of Obamacare’s repeal has become much more real.

"Obamacare More Popular Than Ever, Now That It May Be Repealed" is from the February 01, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and Haeyoun Park and narrated by Kristi Burns.

The Trump administration argues that imposing work requirements for Medicaid is an incentive that can help lift people out of poverty. But a test program in Arkansas shows how hard it is merely to inform people about new incentives, let alone get them to act.

"One Big Problem With Medicaid Work Requirement: People Are Unaware It Exists" is from the September 24, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and narrated by Kristi Burns.

The health care system in the United State costs nearly double that of its peer countries, without much better outcomes. Many scholars and policymakers have looked at this state of affairs and dreamed big. Maybe there’s some broad fix — high deductibles, improvements in end-of-life care, a single-payer system — that can make United States health care less expensive.

"How to Tame Health Care Spending? Here’s a 1 Percent Solution" is from the August 27, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Last year, as insurance prices rose by an average of just over 20 percent around the country, people who qualified for subsidies through the health care law hung onto their insurance. But the increases appear to have been too much to bear for many customers who earned too much to qualify for financial help.

"When Health Insurance Prices Rose Last Year, Around a Million Americans Dropped Coverage" is from the July 03, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.