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Another bid at ACA stabilization – and likely another failure
Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray are circulating a new “ACA stabilization” plan that in some ways is more ambitious than…
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Nonprofits, tax breaks and getting hospitals to keep people out
Kaiser Health News and Capital News Service have been publishing a series called “Baltimore’s Other Divide” – the state of…
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Blog post considers how we talk about the ‘deserving’ vs. ‘undeserving’ poor
Medicaid work requirements going into effect in at least a handful of states will only affect the “able-bodied.” But precisely…
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Potential pros, cons of those short-term health plans
As promised, the Trump administration has released a proposed rule to allow short-term health insurance plans that do not conform…
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Talking of wishes and waivers in Phoenix at #AHCJ18
When the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, one of its clear intents was to create a lot more…
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A check-up on the status of the health exchanges
Remember when Sen. Susan Collins, Maine’s moderate Republican, predicated her vote for the Senate tax bill that included the repeal…
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What’s being missed in coverage of Medicaid work requirements
The Trump administration in January gave a long-expected approval for states to proceed with work requirements for their Medicaid beneficiaries,…
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Keep an eye out for expanded Medicaid managed care in your state
More and more states are offering Medicaid managed care, with more than half of all Medicaid beneficiaries now receiving their…
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Tennessee provides possible preview of health insurance markets
President Trump says he wants to encourage the formation of “association health plans” that would better enable small employers to…
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The promise and perils of ‘invisible’ risk pools
Among the many items on Congress’s January to-do list is legislation to stabilize the Affordable Care Act markets, such as…