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Insurance
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Being ‘underinsured’ another measure of health coverage
This year the rate of those who are uninsured has risen steadily, as the Gallup Sharecare Well Being Index shows.…
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Congressional inaction leaves states squeezed on CHIP funding
With Congress failing to meet a Sept. 30 deadline to extend federal funding, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) now…
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President Trump cut off the cost-sharing subsidies. Now what?
In the next few days and weeks we’ll see the first wave of reactions from health plans – and unsubsidized…
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Trump administration likely to face legal challenges to its double punch at ACA
The Trump administration dealt a one-two punch to the Affordable Care Act on Thursday. Trump’s executive order would give Americans…
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Genetic testing company blames press coverage for bankruptcy filing
Proove Biosciences, a genetic testing company in Irvine, Calif., was placed into court-ordered receivership at the end of August for…
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AHCJ announces new member benefit: Greatly discounted LexisNexis access
AHCJ is excited to announce an offer for significantly discounted access to LexisNexis for association members. The offer, made possible…
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These reports can provide a useful baseline to assess the administration’s health insurance efforts
Whatever actions Congress and the Trump administration ultimately take to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or in the…
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One big question remains as single-payer coverage gains popularity: how to pay for it
The idea behind a single-payer health care system is simple: Have one entity pay for all health care. The result…
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2017 AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows selected
Six journalists have been named to this year’s class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows. The fellowship program was created to…
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CBO: If Trump kills Obamacare subsidies, expect premiums and deficit to soar
In a report that aligns with predictions by health insurers and groups such as the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Congressional…