Caitlin Owens

Caitlin Owens is a health care reporter at National Journal. Her work has previously appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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The Story of the Senate’s Painstaking, Quiet, and Successful Effort to Edit Obamacare

It wasn’t easy but lawmakers agreed to amend the president’s healthcare law. Can they do it again?
- Clare Foran, Caitlin Owens, and National Journal
- October 9, 2015
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Partisan Standoff Stalls Both Gun and Mental-Health Bills

Democrats are frustrated that the GOP won't move any gun measures, so they're not helping the majority with mental-health legislation.
- Sarah Mimms, Caitlin Owens, and National Journal
- October 8, 2015
A Fine Line Exists Between Bipartisan Mental-Health Reform and Bitterly Partisan Gun Policy

But members of both parties and both chambers of Congress are eager to move forward on legislation improving the mental health care system.
- Caitlin Owens and National Journal
- October 7, 2015
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Hillary Clinton’s Health Care Plans Might Be Headed Nowhere

To make major health care policy changes, a Democratic president probably needs Democrats in control of both chambers of Congress, which isn’t likely in 2017.
- Caitlin Owens and National Journal
- October 4, 2015
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The Senate Quietly Edits Obamacare

And it did so drama-free.
- Caitlin Owens and National Journal
- October 1, 2015
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The Wrinkle in the GOP’s Obamacare Repeal Plan

Parts of the reconciliation legislation may violate a Senate budget rule.
- Caitlin Owens and National Journal
- September 30, 2015
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Hillary Clinton Backs Repeal of Obamacare’s Cadillac Tax

Clinton opposes a piece of the Affordable Care Act for the first time.
- Caitlin Owens and National Journal
- September 29, 2015
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Planned Parenthood Head Faces Off Against House Republicans

GOP lawmakers use a hearing to challenge the way the women's health group spends its money and whether it needs federal subsidies at all.
- Caitlin Owens and National Journal
- September 29, 2015
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GOP Picks its Reconciliation Targets: Planned Parenthood and Obamacare

Republicans will deploy the budget tool to try to put legislation on the president's desk stripping Planned Parenthood funding and killing key parts of the Affordable Care Act.
- Caitlin Owens and National Journal
- September 28, 2015
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How Boehner's Move Will Help Keep the Government Open

The Speaker's decision makes it even more likely a shutdown will be averted, though his successor will inherit the same intractable Planned Parenthood funding problem.
- Alex Rogers, Caitlin Owens, Sarah Mimms, and National Journal
- September 25, 2015
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Democrats Protect Planned Parenthood Funding, Block Budget Extension

Republican leadership is now likely to introduce a budget bill that would leave Planned Parenthood’s funding in place.
- Caitlin Owens, Sarah Mimms, and National Journal
- September 24, 2015
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Will the Pope Wade Into the Hill's Abortion Debate?

With tensions running high over funding Planned Parenthood, both sides are anxious to know what the pontiff will say on the subject Thursday.
- Caitlin Owens and National Journal
- September 23, 2015
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Hillary Clinton Releases More Plans to Cut Health Care Costs

Her plans continue to favor consumers over major industry groups.
- Caitlin Owens and National Journal
- September 23, 2015
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Employers Cutting Health Benefits in Preparation for Obamacare’s "Cadillac" Tax

A report on employer-based insurance could add flame to the fire to repeal the tax.
- Caitlin Owens and National Journal
- September 22, 2015
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McConnell's Opening Move: A CR That Defunds Planned Parenthood

The Senate majority leader offered a short-term spending measure that strips money from the group, though no one expects it to actually pass the Senate.
- Sarah Mimms, Caitlin Owens, and National Journal
- September 22, 2015
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Neither Side Budges as Senate Blocks 20-Week Abortion Ban

The vote fell mostly along party lines amid a broader skirmish over Planned Parenthood.
- Caitlin Owens and National Journal
- September 22, 2015
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Here’s Hillary Clinton’s Plan to Lower Drug Prices

Her plan comes as specialty drug costs skyrocket, sparking public concern.
- Caitlin Owens and National Journal
- September 22, 2015
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The House Votes to Defund Planned Parenthood, With Each Side Convinced the Other Will Suffer at the Polls

It's unclear whether the measure will even come up in the Senate, but there could be political consequences anyway.
- Caitlin Owens and National Journal
- September 18, 2015
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GOP Leaders Try to Urge Conservatives Away From a Shutdown

NRCC Chairman warns Republicans that shutting down the government over Planned Parenthood funding could have dire repercussions.
- Daniel Newhauser, Caitlin Owens, and National Journal
- September 17, 2015
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Here’s What Carly Fiorina Was Describing When She Attacked Planned Parenthood During the Debate

Fiorina's description of a controversial sting video wasn't quite right.
- Caitlin Owens and National Journal
- September 16, 2015