Workers Who Give Care To The Homebound Often Can鈥檛 Afford To Get Their Own
These workers, who generally do not get health insurance from their employers and fall through public assistance coverage gaps, gained some relief under Obamacare.
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March Madness Vasectomies Encourage Guys To Take One For The Team
Some urologists use March Madness as an opportunity to market vasectomy services, offering men the excuse to sit on the sofa for three days to watch college basketball while they recover.
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On The Air With KHN: What鈥檚 Next For The Affordable Care Act?
Reporters with Kaiser Health News and California Healthline have appeared on numerous radio and television shows in recent days to assess what's next for the聽health law.
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House Leaders 鈥楥ame Up Short鈥 In Effort To Kill Obamacare
President Trump and Speaker Ryan agree to withdraw their legislation that would overhaul the federal health law.
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Insurers May Notch Bigger Profits From Fewer Customers In 鈥楾rumpcare鈥
As Congress and the White House try to strike a bargain on an Obamacare repeal plan, the insurance industry likes what it鈥檚 seeing.
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Popular Guarantee For Young Adults鈥 Coverage May Be Health Law鈥檚 Achilles’ Heel
Republicans and Democrats don鈥檛 agree on much these days, but both parties want to keep the health law鈥檚 provision to allow adults to stay on their parents鈥 plan until age 26. But that could be hurting the marketplace鈥檚 insurance pools.
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Late Move To Dump 鈥楨ssential鈥 Benefits Could Strand Chronically Ill
Republicans seek lower cost and more choice for health insurance sold to individuals, but cutting coverage standards could leave fewer comprehensive plans, analysts say.
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By Decade’s End, Calif. Estimates It Would Lose $24B Annually Under GOP Health Plan
鈥淚t鈥檚 challenging to see how it would not 鈥 jeopardize the entire [Medicaid] program,鈥 a top health official said.
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In Deep-Blue State, Millions in Reddish Heartland Are Counting On Medicaid
The prospect of cutbacks has led to agitation and activism in California's largely agricultural Central Valley, with relatively high poverty rates and a significant number of Trump voters.
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Texas Braces For Medicaid Cuts Under GOP Health Plan
Texans on both sides of the political spectrum say the Lone Star State is not going to fare well under GOP plans to replace the Affordable Care Act.
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Repeal Of Health Law Could Force Tough Decisions For Arizona Republicans
It is unclear what will happen to the 400,000 people who signed up for Arizona's expanded Medicaid program if the GOP health law replacement succeeds.
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On The Air With KHN
As health care issues hit center stage in Washington again, Kaiser Health News reporters hold forth on a number of radio and television shows.
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GOP Health Plan Aims To Curb Medicaid, Expand State Options
House Republicans鈥 latest plan to repeal Obamacare would give states flexibility in managing their Medicaid programs, but also some difficult decisions to make.
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How Millennials Win And Lose Under The GOP Health Bill
The cost of insurance could go down for people ages 26 to 29 under the GOP plan. But will they buy it without a mandate?
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A Fact Check Finds Many Misleading Letters From Lawmakers On Health Care
Four news organizations read through letters sent by 51 senators and 134 members of the House dealing with the health care debate.
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Medicaid Caps Pitched By GOP Could Shrink Seniors’ Benefits
Advocates for the elderly worry that GOP plans to end Medicaid鈥檚 open-ended spending and replace it with per-capita limits could pose a risk for low-income older people who rely on the federal-state program for nursing and other long-term care.
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A Young Man With Parkinson’s Frets Over The Affordability Of GOP Health Plan
Ford Inbody has a degenerative disease and is carefully watching the GOP replacement health care bill. Though it covers preexisting conditions, it could still mean he'll get less care for more money.
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House Republicans Recycle Controversial 2003 Bill To Boost Small-Business Insurance
The legislation, passed by the House, would allow nationwide 鈥渁ssociation health plans.鈥 But consumer advocates have raised serious concerns about such options in the past.
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Low-Income AIDS Patients Fear Coverage Gains May Slip Away
The federal health law made it feasible for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program to expand its efforts and help patients buy marketplace insurance plans to cover drugs and other health care.
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I Do … Take You To Be My Lawfully Covered Health Care Dependent
They are in love. They also are worried about the uncertainty of the health law. So, they have a modest wedding during a blizzard so she can get his job-based insurance as soon as possible.