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Judge blocks Kentucky’s Medicaid Work Requirement
A federal judge has blocked Kentucky from instituting the first-ever Medicaid work requirements, potentially dealing a major blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to scale back the health care program for the poor. The decision Friday afternoon ca…
Sky-High Deductibles Broke the U.S. Health Insurance System
Since the early 2000s, employers have mostly embraced high-deductible health plans. The thinking has been that requiring workers to shoulder more of the cost of care will also encourage them to cut back on unnecessary spending. But it didn’t work out t…
Diabetes Patients at Risk from Rising Insulin Prices
A Yale study found that one in four patients admitted to cutting back on insulin use because of cost. The consequences can be deadly. A surprisingly large number of people with diabetes are using less insulin than prescribed because of the rising cost …
White House Wants to Cut This Public Health Service Corps by Nearly 40 Percent
The White House is proposing to reduce by nearly 40 percent the uniformed public health professionals who deploy during disasters and disease outbreaks, monitor drug safety, and provide health care in some of the nation’s most remote and disadvantaged …
Defying Predictions, Obamacare Insurers See Boom Times Ahead
Health insurers are finding success in Obamacare this year and are planning to expand their offerings in many states, defying expert’s predictions. Insurance startup Oscar Health filed to sell Obamacare plans in Florida, Arizona, and Michigan for the f…
Both Sides Mobilize for a Senate ‘Battle of the Ages’ Focused on One Issue — Abortion
For decades Republicans succeeded where Democrats have failed, in making court nominations a motivating force at election time — turning out religious conservatives with the promise that Republican candidates would support Supreme Court justices oppose…
A Drug Costs $272,000 a Year. Not So Fast, Says New York State
A wave of breakthrough drugs is transforming the medical world, offering hope for people with deadly diseases despite their dizzying price tags. But what if it turns out that some of these expensive new drugs don’t work that well? That’s the quandary o…
Trump Administration Rejects Massachusetts Drug Pricing Proposal
The Trump administration has rejected a request from Massachusetts that state officials argued would have given them more flexibility over its Medicaid program and greater negotiating power over drug companies. The state’s Health and Human Services dep…
Quotable
“The Trump administration’s recent move to abandon its legal defense of protections for people with pre-existing conditions has launched the latest battle in the health-care war. The decision, which is already a 2018 midterm topic, signifies that the f…
