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The article discusses the author's views about the benefits that are associated with bipartisan support for health care reform in the U.S. Congress as of 2017, and it mentions how various Republican legislators are trying to pass legislation that will replace America's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The political views of Democrats are addressed, along with health insurance premiums in America, tax credits, and insurance coverage for persons with preexisting conditions.

The article focuses on the U.S. government under the administration of U.S. president Donald Trump trying to get a healthcare plan to achieve universal coverage within an affordable price. It discusses the creation of risk pools in order to high health care costs through subsidized public funds, how some features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) should be retained, and how countries like Switzerland and Singapore have achieved universal coverage by taxing their residents for non participation.

The article examines possible plans for replacing the U.S. Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, developed by the Republican Party. Information is provided on "A Better Way," a plan developed by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan which allows insurers to charge new beneficiaries any price if the individual did not have continued coverage. Details are also included on Representative Tom Price's plan, the Empowering Patients First Act, and Senator Orrin Hatch's plan, the Patient CARE Act.

The article focuses on how the U.S. Affordable Care Act (ACA) could help reduce unintended pregnancy by increasing use of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC). It states that LARC are effective methods of birth control but are used by under five percent of people due to high initial costs. It talks about how patient education and counseling can increase the use of LARC and talks about how the ACA can reduce unintended pregnancies by eliminating cost as a barrier to contraceptive use.

The article offers U.S. federal health policy news briefs as of February 14, 2017. A report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on newborn screening was missing data from 2016. A study by the nonprofit Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation noted that 27% of U.S. adults could lose health insurance if pre-existing conditions provisions in the U.S. Affordable Care Act (ACA, Obamacare) are repealed. Opinions by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy on healthcare policy are noted.