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Biden administration seeks to crack down on private Medicare health plans
Medicare Advantage plans would be required to work harder to encourage customers to make use of extra benefits available to them.
Medicaid rolls are being cut. Few are finding refuge in ACA plans.
The Biden administration’s prediction of a smooth transition from Medicaid to ACA marketplaces is a reality in a few states — but a myth elsewhere.
Half a million children, others being reinstated after removal from Medicaid
Federal officials halted in more than half the states much of the process of evaluating who remains eligible for the safety-net health insurance.
Kids in many states wrongly removed from Medicaid, U.S. officials say
The unwarranted removal of potentially millions of children is the most serious problem since states began assessing who remains eligible for Medicaid.
Biden administration names 10 prescription drugs for price negotiations
The move represents an unprecedented step in a long political war over the nation’s exorbitant drug costs.
Many long-covid symptoms linger even after two years, new study shows
The report finds a heightened risk for lung problems, fatigue, diabetes and other health woes.
Nearly 4 million in U.S. cut from Medicaid, most for paperwork reasons
The rolls of the safety-net health coverage were frozen during the pandemic and are being reviewed.
Biden administration proposes limit on skimpy health-insurance plans
The plans offer less expensive monthly premiums than standard forms of health insurance — in exchange for scanty benefits.
Push to tie Medicaid to work is making a comeback. Georgia is at forefront.
Georgia’s move reflects a renewed determination among conservatives to tie eligibility for the largest form of public health insurance to work.
Biden administration to widen Medicaid and ACA health coverage to DACA immigrants
The White House says the proposal would benefit up to 580,000 young people.
