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Obamacare
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Reports show health insurers skirt medical loss ratio rules
Health insurers increase health care costs and avoid paying rebates to consumers under the medical loss ratio rule in the…
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Despite criticism, the ACA has helped more Americans access health insurance
What’s left out of many discussions about the ACA are all the ways the law has helped Americans get better…
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4 million could lose health insurance if ACA tax credits expire
Congress will soon seek to cut federal spending to pay for Trump’s promised tax cuts — possibly including Medicaid and…
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Biden’s health plan likely to travel a rough road in the Senate
President-elect Joe Biden has an ambitious plan to build upon the Affordable Care Act, in effect evolving “Obamacare” into “Bidencare.”…
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Former CMS leader discusses vulnerable populations, drug pricing and a health journalist he admires
Don Berwick is a former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under President Obama. Berwick’s long…
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Better health seen for many ACA markets
The 2019 ACA enrollment season is getting off to a stronger start – more health plan participation in the federal…
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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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GOP health care bill passes House but there’s more to the story
While the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to finally “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act on Thursday, the…
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What many Trump supporters believe about the promised elimination of the ACA
Many people who gained coverage under the Affordable Care Act voted for Donald Trump, even though he promised to get…