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Losing the Fight Against Obamacare
President Donald Trump can’t kill Obamacare, no matter how hard he tries. His administration’s latest threat to the law, unveiled Wednesday, expands the availability of short-term health plans that critics deride as “junk” insurance. However, despite t…
How Drug Companies Are Beating Trump at His Own Game
A July tweet from President Donald Trump sent panic through the C-suites of some of the world’s biggest drug companies, prompting Pfizer and nine other companies to roll back or freeze prices. But there’s less to those announcements than meets the eye….
Trump Spurns Medicaid Proposal After White House Debate
Hoping to head off a full expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, some senior officials in the Trump administration and Republican governors have been pushing hard for a smaller expansion to satisfy a growing political demand in their stat…
Meet the Group Funding the Fight to Expand Medicaid in Red States
After years of being told “no” by GOP-controlled state legislatures, health care advocacy groups have spent much of 2018 leading campaigns to put the question on the ballot before voters in November. Behind the scenes, those groups have been aided by T…
Four Cities Sue, Saying Obamacare ‘Sabotage’ Violates Constitution
Four cities on Thursday sued President Trump, arguing that he is violating his constitutional duty to enforce the law by “sabotaging” Obamacare. The cities of Baltimore, Chicago, Columbus, and Cincinnati filed the lawsuit in federal court in Maryland, …
Short-Term Health Plans Are Cheaper but Cover Less
Consumers will have more options to buy cheaper, short-term health insurance under a new Trump administration rule, but there’s no guarantee the plans will cover preexisting conditions or provide benefits like coverage of prescription drugs. Administra…
Why Americans Spend So Much on Health Care — In 12 Charts
The U.S. spends more per capita on health care than any other developed nation. It will soon spend close to 20 percent of its GDP on health — significantly more than the percentage spent by major Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development na…
Four Cities Sue Trump Saying Obamacare ‘Sabotage’ Violates Constitution
Four cities on Thursday sued President Trump, arguing that he is violating his constitutional duty to enforce the law by “sabotaging” Obamacare. The cities of Baltimore, Chicago, Columbus, and Cincinnati filed the lawsuit in federal court in Maryland, …
Trump Spurns Medicaid Proposal After Furious White House Debate
Hoping to head off a full expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, some senior officials in the Trump administration and Republican governors have been pushing hard for a smaller expansion to satisfy a growing political demand in their stat…
New Short-Term Health Plan Rule
“There’s a real worry that consumers will believe they’re buying comprehensive insurance that protects them financially from the unexpected, but then are left high and dry with medical bills.” — Sabrina Corlette, Georgetown University, on expansion of …
