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A federal drug program blocks rural hospitals from getting discounts on rare-disease drugs, forcing staff to cut back on supplies of lifesaving medicines.
In this episode of âWhat the Health?â 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 Sandersâ (I-Vt.) âMedicare-for-Allâ proposal. Plus, for âextra credit,â the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.
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.
Census Bureau reports that 28.1 million people in the country were without insurance in 2016, down from 29 million the year before.
Insurers can reduce benefits or change cost sharing, but they are generally supposed to tell enrollees about the change beforehand. And although plans must tell patients when they are denied coverage, sometimes treatment is affected for other reasons.
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In this episode of âWhat the Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News discuss the return of Congress and bipartisan efforts to shore up the individual health insurance market for 2018, as well as renew the Childrenâs Health Insurance Program.
State leaders tell senators that federal dollars are needed this fall to keep insurers participating in Obamacare next year and prevent big hikes in premiums.
The federal health law includes a provision that allows states to alter some of its rules if they can think of a better way to provide health care to their residents, but itâs not clear how far outside the box states can go.
The Senate Finance Committee begins hearings Thursday on the program, which provides coverage to more than 9 million children and is up for renewal on Sept. 30.
Making needed fixes to Obamacare before next year may be more difficult â and expensive â than Senate leaders think, state insurance commissioners suggested at a Senate hearing Wednesday.
The fate of the Affordable Care Actâs individual insurance marketplaces remains in play as state insurance commissioners take a central role in the debate.
New research offers evidence that coverage expansion policies for adults have a positive spillover effect for kids.
Several state-based exchanges and the District of Columbia will allow people more than the 45 days set by the Trump administration.
The federal government plans to spend millions of dollars less this year on advertising and outreach efforts to support the health lawâs open enrollment period, which starts Nov. 1.
In this episode of âWhat the Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss the potential health impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Texas Gulf Coast, and what impact the relief effort in Washington could have on an already jampacked September agenda. Also this week: an interview with Elisabeth Rosenthal about why medical care costs so much.
As lawmakers look for ways to stabilize the health law marketplaces, a number of ideas â such as expanding who can âbuy inâ to Medicare and Medicaid or pushing young adults off their parentsâ plans into the marketplaces â might come into play.
State lawmakers in California have an answer: legislation that would require your new insurer to keep paying for your current doctors even if theyâre not in the network.
In this episode of âWhat the Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss the continuing efforts in Congress to ârepeal and replaceâ the Affordable Care Act, upcoming open enrollment for individual insurance and Congressâ long health care to-do list for September.
Politicians who tried to take health care benefits from their voters may face political consequences as constituents come to understand whatâs at stake â in a way they didnât a few months ago.
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