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subsidies
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New health insurance subsidies will require strong explanatory journalism skills
On Thursday, some 7 million uninsured Americans became eligible for free health insurance under the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan…
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New innovation waiver guidance provides more – and less – flexibility for states
The Trump administration has released new guidance that revamps the Affordable Care Act (ACA) state innovation waivers – also known…
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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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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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Reporters must contend with readers’ perceptions, ‘fake facts’
In my blog posts, I usually try to highlight stories that have a lesson – something that you can take and…
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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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Things to keep in mind about the King v. Burwell SCOTUS ruling
The court ruled that the subsidies were integral to the functioning of insurance markets under the ACA, and that Congress…
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Experts make some predictions about SCOTUS ruling
Will fretting over King v. Burwell be remembered in the same breath as worries over Y2K? Or will the calamity…
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HuffPost dives into public records on King v. Burwell
A key issue in King v. Burwell, the health care reform case argued before the Supreme Court in early March,…
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Experts weigh in on covering the SCOTUS challenge
The Washington, D.C., chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists had a session last week about the upcoming King v.…