Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

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Name: Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
Date registered: September 12, 2017
URL: http://khn.org

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  1. Midterm Election Boosts Medicaid Expansion, But Challenges Remain — November 8, 2018
  2. Gun Store Owner Marshals Voters To Expand Medicaid In Idaho — October 26, 2018
  3. Booming Economy Helps Flatten Medicaid Enrollment And Limit Costs, States Report — October 25, 2018
  4. Health Care Tops Guns, Economy As Voters’ Top Issue — October 18, 2018
  5. Medicare For All? CMS Chief Warns Program Has Enough Problems Already — October 16, 2018

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Midterm Election Boosts Medicaid Expansion, But Challenges Remain

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2018 Elections, Insurance, Kaiser Health News, Maine, Medicaid, Medicaid expansion, states, The Health Law

November 8, 2018

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Following the vote, nearly 500,000 uninsured adults in five states are poised to gain Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act, say advocates. But many conservatives remain opposed to the expansion.

Gun Store Owner Marshals Voters To Expand Medicaid In Idaho

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2018 Elections, Kaiser Health News, Medicaid, Medicaid expansion

October 26, 2018

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Idaho is one of four conservative states where voters next month will determine whether to buck the GOP’s resistance to the Affordable Care Act and implement or renew its expansion of Medicaid to adults.

Booming Economy Helps Flatten Medicaid Enrollment And Limit Costs, States Report

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Kaiser Health News, Medicaid, polls, states, The Health Law

October 25, 2018

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The drop in the number of people enrolled in the federal-state program for low-income residents is the first since 2007.

Health Care Tops Guns, Economy As Voters’ Top Issue

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Florida, Insurance, Kaiser Health News, polls, Public Health, The Health Law

October 18, 2018

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Nearly three-quarters of voters say that health care is the most important issue for them, but fewer than half are hearing much from candidates about it, according to a poll released by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Medicare For All? CMS Chief Warns Program Has Enough Problems Already

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CMS, Insurance, Kaiser Health News, Medicare, The Health Law, Trump Administration

October 16, 2018

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Seema Verma, who heads the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, tells private insurance officials that a push by some Democrats to expand Medicare would only increase troubles the program already faces.

Medicare Advantage Riding High As New Insurers Flock To Sell To Seniors

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Health Industry, Insurance, Insurers, Kaiser Health News, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, The Health Law

October 15, 2018

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The private health plans that are an alternative to government-run Medicare continue to grow despite the Affordable Care Act’s cuts of billions of dollars in funding.

Doctors Give Medicare’s Proposal To Pay For Telemedicine Poor Prognosis

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Aging, CMS, Doctors, Health Industry, Kaiser Health News, Medicare, telemedicine, Trump Administration

October 10, 2018

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Federal officials are proposing that Medicare pay doctors for a 10-minute “check-in” call with beneficiaries. But many doctors already do this for free, and the plan would require a cost-sharing charge of many patients.

Medicare Advantage Plans Shift Their Financial Risk To Doctors

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Health Industry, Insurers, Kaiser Health News, Medicare, Medicare Advantage

October 8, 2018

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Some private Medicare Advantage plans are offering large physician-management companies more money upfront and control of their patients’ care, but the doctors are responsible for staying within the budget.

In Trump’s First Year, Nation’s Uninsured Rate Unchanged

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Kaiser Health News, states, The Health Law, Trump Administration, Uninsured

September 12, 2018

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The Census Bureau reports that the nation’s uninsurance rate was 8.8 percent in 2017 but notes that the rate did increase in 14 states.

Medicaid Covers Foster Kids, But Daunting Health Needs Still Slip Through The Cracks

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children's health, Kaiser Health News, Medicaid, Medicaid Nation, mental health

August 24, 2018

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Nearly all children in the foster care system are covered by Medicaid. Yet, foster parents still struggle to meet the extraordinary health needs of their children. To solve this, some states are experimenting with a coordinated approach to care — with mixed results.

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