Latest Snag In ACA Sign-Ups: Those Who Guide Consumers Are Hitting Roadblocks
Technical glitches with a mandatory credentialing course are, many say, the latest in a series of complications that could make it harder to help people get coverage.
Affordable Care Act
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Latest Scandal Too Much For HHS Secretary Tom Price. He’s Out.
Tom Price resigned from running the Department of Health and Human Services after a series of news stories detailing how he tallied more than $400,000 in private plane travel paid for by taxpayers.聽
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Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ Repeal And Replace Is Dead. What Now?
In this episode of 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss what happens now that Republicans have officially failed in their latest effort to overhaul Obamacare. Plus an interview with Bruce Lesley of First Focus about the fate of the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
The GOP Repeal Bill Is Imploding. Here Are 5 Things Left Hanging On Obamacare.
Even though the Affordable Care Act has dodged another legislative bullet, it still faces challenges.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Postcard From Capitol Hill: Health Care Hearing鈥檚 Action Was In Hallway
Hundreds of protesters were turned away from the Senate鈥檚 public hearing on the Graham-Cassidy bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, but they made their feelings known outside the door.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Sen. Collins Announces Opposition To GOP Bill To Replace Obamacare
The statement from the Maine senator came after the Congressional Budget Office said the bill would cause millions of people to become uninsured.
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Medicaid Nation
Medicaid Covers All That? It鈥檚 The Backstop Of America’s Ailing Health System
Those relying on the federal government鈥檚 safety net are grandmothers, the kid next door, your supermarket cashier 鈥 maybe even you.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
A Tale Of Two States: California, Texas And The Latest ACA Repeal Bid
In the GOP's attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, California would lose a lot of federal funding. Texas would gain a lot in the short term, but experts worry Texas would not use the money well.
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Sunday Hours: Obamacare Website To Be Shut Down For Portion of Most Weekends
The shutdown, which raised protests from navigator groups, will occur from midnight Saturday to 12 p.m. Sunday on all but one weekend.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
GOP Health Bill鈥檚 Changes Go Far Beyond Preexisting Conditions
The measure proposed by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) would disrupt the existing health system more than any of the measures considered so far this year, according to supporters and critics.
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Money-Saving Offer For Medicare鈥檚 Late Enrollees Is Expiring. Can They Buy Time?
Sept. 30 marks the end of Medicare鈥檚 temporary offer to waive penalties for certain late Medicare enrollees with Affordable Care Act insurance coverage.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Uncertainty Over Health Care’s Future Hobbles Entrepreneurs
The Affordable Care Act gave some Americans the chance to strike out on their own in new business ventures because they didn't have to worry about keeping a job just for health insurance. But the repeal-and-replace efforts reignited this week create uncertainty about whether they can count on that insurance option in the future.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ Zombie Repeal-And-Replace Bill Rises Again
In this episode of 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss Senate Republicans鈥 last-ditch effort to upend the Affordable Care Act ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Last-Ditch Effort By Republicans To Replace ACA: What You Need To Know
Republicans are making a concerted push to unite around a bill sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy that would gut major provisions of the federal health law.
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In Stark Contrast To ACA Plans, Premiums For Job-Based Coverage Show Modest Rise
Employers report the sixth consecutive year of small increases, but workers at small firms feel the biggest pinch, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation survey.
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Bemoaning Budget Cuts, Navigators Say Feds Don’t Appreciate Scope Of The Job
The Trump administration has dramatically trimmed money for the groups that help people enroll in marketplace plans, but those navigators say federal officials have unrealistic assessments of the tasks involved.
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The Orphan Drug Machine
Without Price Breaks, Rural Hospitals Struggle To Stock Costly, Lifesaving Drugs
A federal drug program blocks rural hospitals from getting discounts on rare-disease drugs, forcing staff to cut back on supplies of lifesaving medicines.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ Health Plans Busting Out All Over
In this episode of 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal discuss Democratic, Republican and bipartisan health proposals all being pursued in Congress, including the latest version of Sen. Bernie Sanders鈥 (I-Vt.) 鈥淢edicare-for-All鈥 proposal. Plus, for 鈥渆xtra credit,鈥 the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Postcard From The Hill: Senators Shelve Histrionics In Search Of Obamacare Fix
The Senate health committee is putting aside partisan bickering this month to seek a legislative remedy to a possible spike in Obamacare premiums this fall.
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Uninsured Rate Falls To Record Low Of 8.8%
Census Bureau reports that 28.1 million people in the country were without insurance in 2016, down from 29 million the year before.