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What could happen to Medicaid innovation under a repeal scenario?
Now that Senate Republicans have delayed action on their Obamacare “repeal and replace” bill until after the Independence Day recess,…
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Senate balks on quick action on reform – now what?
Early in June, the smart money was on the Senate’s Health Policy debate spilling into July. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell…
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AHCJ data update: Medicare payments by provider in your state
In 2015, Medicare paid more than $80 billion to dozens of providers – from neurologists to podiatrists, from ambulance services…
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What the Senate health bill may mean for older adults
The Senate last week finally released its long-awaited version of legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The…
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Opposition forces GOP senators to delay ACA repeal-and-replace vote
Senate GOP leaders today scrapped this week’s planned vote on their version of Obamacare repeal-and-replace legislation, with plans for a…
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CBO releases score for Senate’s health care bill
The Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the Senate’s health care plan, the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), on…
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Watchdog reporter takes on dental therapist access issue
Kathy Hoekstra’s beat covering national regulatory issues for the public interest news organization Watchdog.org, now has led her to America’s…
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Services enabling disabled to live more mainstreamed life may fall prey to GOP reforms
Medicaid is a lifeline for the disabled. As Jonathan Cohn explains, the current Washington debate over Medicaid’s future has profound…
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Senate plans quicker action than House on its health care reform bill
If Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has his way, the Senate’s Obamacare repeal-and-replace process will be a disciplined and at-times…
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Health plan execs fear Senate version of AHCA would gut Medicaid
The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Senate Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill unveiled Thursday, would do little to promote better care…