Senate Democrats Delay HHS Nominee Over Women鈥檚 Health Funding
Sen. Patty Murray questions Dr. Brett Giroir鈥檚 willingness to stand up for women鈥檚 health programs such as family planning services and teenage pregnancy prevention.
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Covered California Expects 12.5% Average Rate Rise In 2018
The figure could be higher if President Trump ends an important consumer subsidy, which he has threatened to do. The exchange also announced that Anthem Blue Cross will pull out of Covered California and the overall individual market in 16 of the 19 regions it currently serves.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
In Strong-Arm Tactic, Trump Puts Congressional Health Benefits Into Play
By taking aim at the subsidies received by some congressional staff members who, under the Affordable Care Act, are mandated to get their health coverage from the Obamacare exchanges, the president reignited an old fight.
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Even Without Congress, Trump Can Still Cut Medicaid Enrollment
The Trump administration is poised to grant states waivers that some critics say could change the shape of the program.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
5 Ways White House Can Use Its Muscle To Undercut Obamacare
The Trump administration has a variety of mechanisms at its disposal that could undermine the insurance exchanges.聽
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Repeal & Replace Watch
5 Ways White House Can Use Its Muscle To Undercut Obamacare
The Trump administration has a variety of mechanisms at its disposal that could undermine the insurance exchanges.聽
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Seema Verma Runs Medicaid. Her Husband’s Practice Won鈥檛 Accept It.
Dr. Sanjay Mishra, the husband of CMS Administrator Seema Verma, is part of a group practice in Indiana that does not accept Medicaid payments.
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Paid Parental Leave May Be The Idea That Transcends Politics
The Trump administration鈥檚 2018 budget calls for a national paid-leave plan for parents after the birth or adoption of a child. It鈥檚 not clear yet whether congressional Republicans will agree.
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REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH
Who Knew Senate Health Bill Debate Could Be So Complicated?
The deliberations will be strictly governed by a time limit on debate and strict rules about what is germane.
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In Appalachia, Two Hospital Giants Seek State-Sanctioned Monopoly
Tennessee and Virginia regulators are considering approval of a merger between Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System under their state laws. If they allow it, the Federal Trade Commission would be powerless to stop it.
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Trump Plan Might Cut Expenses For Some Insured Patients With Chronic Needs
High-deductible health insurance plans linked to a health savings account cannot cover some care and drug expenses for chronic health conditions until the patient has met a deductible.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Obamacare Exchanges In Limbo
The failure this week of the U.S. Senate鈥檚 ACA repeal effort was one more twist in the ongoing political drama that has complicated routine rate setting for insurers and state officials.
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Unpaid Premiums? Switching Plans? What Changes Are Coming For 2018 Coverage
Readers have a variety of concerns about what鈥檚 going to happen with 2018 marketplace coverage.
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Medicare鈥檚 Financial Outlook Slightly Improved, Trustees Say
The assessment pushes back the date for the hospital insurance trust fund to go bankrupt by one year. It also says Part B premiums next year will be stable.
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Senators Grill Top Indian Health Officials About Trump Budget
The administration officials could not answer some basic questions from senators, including how much money the agency has gained from the health law鈥檚 Medicaid expansion and whether President Donald Trump鈥檚 proposed 2018 budget would help the agency hire more staff.
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REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH
Whichever Way ‘Repeal And Replace’ Blows, Pharma Is Due For Windfall
A little-noticed provision in President Donald Trump鈥檚 executive order on drug prices may offer a clue to why Big Pharma hasn鈥檛 opposed a bill that could bleed their balance sheets of millions of patients.
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Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Built Name Fighting HIV And Opioids In Indiana
Dr. Jerome Adams is the health commissioner in Indiana, the home state of Vice President Mike Pence.
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Exclusive: White House Task Force Echoes Pharma Proposals
Documents examined by Kaiser Health News shed light on the workings of the Trump administration's 鈥淒rug Pricing and Innovation Working Group."
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REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH
Descent Into Secrecy: Senate Health Talks Speak To Steady Retreat From Transparency
The Senate鈥檚 secret deliberation on the health bill overhaul is part of a long, slow slide away from transparency. And I鈥檓 a witness.
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Out Of Work And Looking For Insurance: COBRA May Be The Best Bet For Now
With lots of questions about the 2018 insurance market still in play, someone who is between jobs might want to stick with their job-based insurance at least until the outlines of the health law鈥檚 marketplaces are clear in the fall.