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Health Policy
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#AHCJ17 panel to explore what’s next for Health Policy
For those of us who cover health policy nationally or in our states and local communities, it has been a…
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Despite ‘repeal and replace’ vow, Republicans pull health care bill before vote
Obamacare is the law of the land. … We’re going to be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future.” –…
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Health care repeal bill would have dealt death blow to ‘essential health benefits’
A variety of fixes aimed at appeasing resistant conservative House members failed to save the GOP’s Affordable Care Act repeal…
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Policy experts predicted AHCA’s potential impact on older adults
From higher age-based premiums to cuts in Medicaid funding for dual eligibles, there was much for aging advocates to criticize…
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What does the GOP health care plan mean for older adults?
Criticism of the newly introduced GOP repeal-and-replace plan for the Affordable Care Act is mounting from all sides. Advocates for…
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Unpacking some key provisions of GOP’s health care bill
The House Republicans finally unveiled an ACA repeal bill on March 6. But they face critics on the right in…
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Keep employer plans in focus as ACA ‘repeal-and-replace’ proposals are rolled out
Most of the coverage offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is through the individual market (plans sold in the…
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Reporter uncovers ripple effect of her state’s Medicaid policies
Houston Chronicle reporter Jenny Deam last year wrote an in-depth story about how a mill is closing in a Texas…
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Trump lays out goals for health care under his administration
In a speech before Congress in which he promised “Everything that is broken in our country can be fixed,” President Donald Trump…
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Looking at the conservative ‘heritage’ of some core ACA features
The New York Times Magazine recently looked at the prolonged fight against the Affordable Care Act (ACA) waged by Heritage…