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GOP Eyes Another Shot at Obamacare Repeal After McCain’s Death
Senate Republicans say they would like Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to appoint a successor to the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who, unlike McCain, would support GOP legislation to repeal Obamacare. Republican lawmakers say they won’t have time to ho…
How to Tame Health Care Spending? Look for One-Percent Solutions
A group of about a dozen health economists has begun trying to identify policy adjustments, sometimes in tiny slices of the health care system, that could produce savings worth around 1 percent of the country’s $3.3 trillion annual health spending. If …
CMS Seeks Help Creating Consumer Price Comparison Tool
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) started the process of searching for a company to help create a price comparison tool for consumers. The notice comes as CMS is pushing hospitals to be more transparent about what they charge patient…
Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Signals Skepticism Over GOP’s Latest Bid to Repeal Obamacare
If Republicans are hoping Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will help them knock down Obamacare in the courts, they might be in for a disappointment. Kavanaugh has signaled in private meetings with Senate Democrats that he is skeptical of some of t…
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“[Medicaid] work requirements will almost certainly result in large coverage losses among these parents, with harmful consequences for their children’s health and well-being as well.” — Judith Solomon and Aviva Aron-Dine, Center on Budget and Policy Pr…
Despite Strong Economy, Many Americans Struggling to Get By
Despite a strong economy, about 40 percent of American families struggled to meet at least one of their basic needs last year, including paying for food, health care, housing or utilities. That’s according to an Urban Institute survey of nearly 7,600 a…
Washington’s Fall Agenda: Preexisting Conditions Fight Takes Center Stage in Midterms
Health care is one of the issues taking center stage in this November’s midterm elections as Democrats press Republicans on preserving protections for preexisting conditions under Obamacare. But there is also plenty of unfinished work for Congress and …
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“[Medicaid] work requirements will almost certainly result in large coverage losses among these parents, with harmful consequences for their children’s health and well-being as well.”
—Judith Solomon and Aviva Aron-Dine, Center on Budget and Policy P…
Ohio Gov. Kasich Stumps Again in Support of Medicaid Expansion
Four years after going out on a limb to get Medicaid expansion enacted in Ohio, outgoing Republican Gov. John Kasich is worried about the future of the program. So he is now defending it — through a study and through the stories of people who have bene…
Mississippi to Test Limits of Medicaid Work Requirements
The Trump administration is facing a key test with Mississippi’s Medicaid program as the state seeks permission to be the first ever to impose work requirements without expanding Medicaid under Obamacare. Already one of the poorest states in the natio…
