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Repeal & Replace Watch
At Party Retreat, GOP Still 吃瓜不打烊ing For Health Law Consensus
At their party retreat, the officials are coalescing around a strategy that would have not a single replacement for the Affordable Care Act but instead include changes through a budget bill, administrative action and later a series of individual bills addressing smaller aspects of the health system.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
For Conservatives, A New Day In Health Care
We talk with a leading expert about Republican ideas for reform. Lanhee Chen of the Hoover Institution says it鈥檚 a mistake to think conservatives have too few ideas 鈥 rather they have too many.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Everything You Need To Know About Block Grants 鈥 The Heart Of GOP鈥檚 Medicaid Plans
Republican plans to transform Medicaid could help set debate on the role of government and entitlements. Here's an explanation of how it could work.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Trump鈥檚 First Order Has Strong Words On Health. Actual Impact May Be Weak.
Trump administration has tools to break the health law. Will it use them?
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Repeal & Replace Watch
One GOP Plan Says Calif. And Other States That Like Their Obamacare Can Keep It
States could continue to cover people under the ACA or create new approaches, according to a bill introduced Monday. Many Democrats fear such state options won鈥檛 draw enough federal funding and will fragment coverage nationwide.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Trump鈥檚 HHS Choice: First A Letter To Medicare. Then A Campaign Contribution.
Rep. Tom Price, up for running HHS under President Trump, helped a company that became a top campaign donor, records show.
By Christina Jewett and Marisa Taylor -
Repeal & Replace Watch
Trump Stays Silent On Health Law In Speech, Then Sets Tone For Repeal
Trump did not mention his plans for the health law in his inaugural address but later that day signed an order intended to 鈥渕inimize the economic burden鈥 of the health law.
By Julie Rovner -
Repeal & Replace Watch
Six U.S. Senators Confronting Trump鈥檚 HHS Cabinet Pick Own Health Care Stocks, Too
Donald Trump鈥檚 pick to run HHS has been under fire for trading health care stocks but at least six senators at his confirmation hearings also own such stocks.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Budget Scorekeepers Say GOP Plan Would Raise The Number Of Uninsured By 32M
An analysis by the Congressional Budget Office offers an estimate of the effects of the repeal plan offered by congressional Republican in 2015, which may be a blueprint for efforts currently underway to overhaul the health law.
By Julie Rovner -
Repeal & Replace Watch
Top Price Contributor Allegedly Leaned On Employees To Support PAC
President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 Cabinet pick Tom Price "assisted" a company and campaign donor who tapped executives with an urgent request to donate.
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Cheaper Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids Could Be On The Way
The FDA and other agencies are loosening restrictions on hearing aid sales and opening the door to less expensive, over-the-counter products.
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Medicare Failed To Recover Up To $125 Million In Overpayments, Records Show
Medicare overpaid five insurance plans by $128 million yet only recovered $3 million, audits show.
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Vowing To Jettison Obamacare, Republicans Face Immediate Resistance And Risks
Republicans agree that they want to get rid of President Barack Obama鈥檚 signature achievement, but replacement strategies will be a heavy lift.
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GOP鈥檚 Timetable For Getting Repeal To Trump May Be Ambitious
Republicans say they plan to pass a bill to overhaul the federal health law in the 17 days between when Congress convenes and Inauguration Day. But past congressional budget veterans say that could prove to be very difficult.
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Marketplace Enrollment Still Important Despite Plans For Health Law Repeal
Republicans鈥 plans to overhaul the federal health law are not expected to take effect immediately, so consumers can still sign up for 2017 coverage.
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Retired Coal Miners At Risk Of Losing Promised Health Coverage And Pensions
A fund guaranteeing health coverage and pensions to retired mine workers is about to run dry. Congress has been reluctant to pick up the tab. Democrats from coal country say it's time to act.
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Interstate Health Insurance Sales Has A Tryout In Georgia But No Takers
In 2011 the state, seeking to attract lower-cost insurance, enacted a law letting insurers sell any policy that they offer in other states, but no health insurer has taken advantage of it.
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Grab Bag Of Goodies In 21st Century Cures Act
A breakdown of winners 鈥 and a few losers 鈥 in the sprawling Cures Act approved by the House.
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Senate Approves Landmark Mental Health Bill As Part Of 21st Century Cures Act
The U.S. Senate passed a landmark bill to help millions of Americans suffering from mental illness.
By Liz Szabo