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    Shots - Health News
    Seema Verma, chief administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says the changes in the way Medicaid is funded and regulated in Tennessee "could be a national model moving forward."
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    Trump Officials Approve Tennessee's Controversial Request To Revamp Medicaid Funding

    Jan 09, 2021
    The plan, long endorsed by conservatives, would give the state broad flexibility in running its health insurance program for the poor, while capping annual federal funding for the program.
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    Shots - Health News
    When President-Elect Joe Biden takes office, making changes to the U.S. health care system through the executive branch will require painstaking work.
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    When Biden Takes Office, Undoing Trump's Health Policies Won't Be Easy

    Jan 08, 2021
    Democrats control the new Congress by such a slim margin that passing health laws will be daunting. Instead Biden may have to use executive authority to advance his health care vision.
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    Shots - Health News
    Jon Ossoff, a Georgia Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, greets a supporter with an elbow bump at a drive-through event to pick up yard signs last month in Alpharetta, Ga. Ossoff is in a runoff with Republican David Perdue, the incumbent, for the U.S.
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    In Georgia Runoffs, Dems Are Running Hard On Health Care. Republicans? Not So Much

    Dec 19, 2020
    The two Democratic challengers for the U.S. Senate believe focusing on health care during a pandemic will motivate voters for the Jan. 5 runoff. If both win, their party will control the U.S. Senate.
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    Shots - Health News
    All health plans sold on HealthCare.Gov or one of state insurance exchanges are governed by Affordable Care Act rules. That means they have to provide comprehensive benefits to all applicants, regardless of their health or "preexisting conditions." But s
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    Think Your Health Care Costs Are Covered? Beware The 'Junk' Insurance Plan

    Dec 03, 2020
    Whether you're looking for coverage online or through a broker, be sure to note the difference between a comprehensive health plan and a "junk" plan with limited benefits and coverage restrictions.
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    Shots - Health News
    Headaches, lung issues and ongoing, debilitating fatigue are just a few of the symptoms plaguing some "long hauler" COVID-19 patients for months or more after the initial fever and acute symptoms recede.
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    Hey, COVID-19 Long-Haulers: Take Care In Shopping For Health Insurance

    Dec 02, 2020
    Anyone with lingering effects of COVID-19 should be extra careful in picking a 2021 health plan, specialists say. You now have a "pre-existing condition" that could increase medical expenses in 2021.
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    Shots - Health News
    Health care costs — including for things such as an insulin kit, for instance — can be catastrophically high for millions of Americans, even those with health insurance, a study finds.
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    Despite ACA Coverage Gains, Millions Still Suffer 'Catastrophic' Health Care Costs

    Nov 12, 2020
    The president-elect has vowed to strengthen the Affordable Care Act, which gave millions of Americans health insurance. But many insured people still struggle to pay for health care, research finds.
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    Shots - Health News
    "One of the greatest gifts is to feel alive while you are alive," Katherine Standefer says. She writes about her experiences living with an implantable cardiac defibrillator in<em> Lightning Flowers.</em>
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    Author Details 'Living With Death' In Her 20s And Scrambling For Life-Saving Care

    Nov 10, 2020
    Katherine Standefer was uninsured and working as a hiking guide when diagnosed with a genetic heart condition. She chronicles her experience with an implanted heart device in Lightning Flowers.
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    Goats and Soda
    A nurse checks vitals for a Navajo woman, who came to a coronavirus testing center in Arizona, complaining of virus symptoms.
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    Coronavirus FAQ: Could COVID-19 Ever Be Considered A Preexisting Condition?

    Nov 09, 2020
    That's a question people are asking as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments for a case on the future of the Affordable Care Act — which guarantees coverage for preexisting conditions.
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    Shots - Health News
    Joe Biden rallied supporters Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Wilmington, Del. Though he is now U.S. president-elect, Biden will have to await outcomes of January run-off races in the Senate to know much support he's likely to get there for his health care agenda.
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    What Biden's Election Means For U.S. Health Care And Public Health

    Nov 09, 2020
    The Trump administration has been marked by a scaled-back federal investment and involvement in U.S. health care. Biden's team has plans to change that — even if Republicans retain Senate control.
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    Shots - Health News
    People stand in line for early voting at the John F. Kennedy Library on Oct. 27 in Hialeah, Fla.
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    More Than Politics On The Line For Voters With Preexisting Conditions

    Nov 02, 2020
    As many as 130 million Americans have a preexisting health condition. Protections for those patients under the Affordable Care Act have become a campaign issue in races up and down the ballot.
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    President Donald Trump speaks at the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on April 24, 2019 in Atlanta. President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency.
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    Opioid Crisis: Critics Say Trump Fumbled Response To Another Deadly Epidemic

    Oct 29, 2020
    President Trump promised to end America's opioid crisis. On his watch overdose deaths flattened in 2018 then surged again to record levels.
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    Health Exchange Opens Enrollment With New Customers Expected

    Oct 29, 2020

    Job losses associated with the pandemic stripped many Nevadans of their health insurance, forcing them to purchase their own policies.

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    Shots - Health News
    President Trump has promised at campaign rallies to protect patients with preexisting conditions, but he has not explained how he plans to do that.
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    If The ACA Falls, Protecting Preexisting Conditions Could Be Harder Than It Sounds

    Oct 27, 2020
    Though the Trump administration is trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act in court, it's vowed that people with health problems will still be able to get insured. Here's why that could be tricky.
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    Shots - Health News
    Open enrollment is about to start for those buying private insurance off state or federal exchanges.
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    The Affordable Care Act's Fate Is In Flux But 2021 Health Plan Prices Are Stable

    Oct 20, 2020
    The Affordable Care Act's future is uncertain and there's no end in sight to the pandemic. But for the 2021 insurance year consumers can expect to see modest increases in prices, if any.
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    Supreme Court Nomination
    Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, pictured on Sept. 15, said in a statement Saturday that the next president should fill the Supreme Court vacancy.
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    Biden Responds To Trump Court Pick: 'Health Care Is On The Ballot'

    Sep 26, 2020
    The Democratic nominee said the winner of the presidential election should select the next nominee. President Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his choice for the Supreme Court on Saturday.
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    Supreme Court Nomination
    Judge Amy Coney Barrett, pictured in 2018, is 48 years old and would likely serve for decades to come on the high court if confirmed by the Senate.
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    Trump Expected To Nominate Amy Coney Barrett To The Supreme Court

    Sep 25, 2020
    The conservative federal judge is just 48 years old and could affect social policy for generations to come if confirmed by the majority-Republican Senate.
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    Shots - Health News
    Demonstrators pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on July 8, a day the court ruled that employers with religious objections can decline to provide contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act. With the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the ACA's
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    The Future Of The Affordable Care Act In A Supreme Court Without Ginsburg

    Sep 21, 2020
    The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg comes just as the Supreme Court was about to hear a case challenging the ACA. It could end Medicaid expansion and protections for preexisting conditions.
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    Shots - Health News
    Nika Cotton recently opened  Soulcentricitea in Kansas City, Mo. When public schools shut down in the spring, Cotton had no one to watch her young children who are 8 and 10. So she quit her job in social work — and lost her health insurance — in orde
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    Missouri Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Despite Resistance From Republican Leaders

    Aug 05, 2020
    Missouri is the second state to expand the health care program via ballot measure during the pandemic. Nearly a quarter-million people could get health insurance thanks to the measure.
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    Shots - Health News
    Amber England, who led the successful campaign for a ballot initiative to give 200,000 more Oklahomans health coverage, talked with supporters online this week. Voters narrowly approved the Medicaid expansion measure Tuesday, despite opposition by the st
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    Oklahoma Votes For Medicaid Expansion Over Objections Of Republican State Leaders

    Jul 01, 2020
    A narrow majority approved the ballot measure, making Oklahoma the 37th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. An estimated 200,000 uninsured adults will now qualify for coverage.
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    Health Care
    In a filing with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, the Trump administration reaffirmed its position that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
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    Obamacare Must 'Fall,' Trump Administration Tells Supreme Court

    Jun 26, 2020
    Later this year, the high court will hear a case that seeks to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act. In a court filing Thursday, the Trump administration fully supported the move.
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    Shots - Health News
    Roger Severino, who directs the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services, has long argued that "sex discrimination" protections in the Affordable Care Act aren't meant to encompass protections for transgender people.
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    Transgender Health Protections Reversed By Trump Administration

    Jun 12, 2020
    Trump has reversed Obama-era protections that prohibit discrimination in health care based on gender identity. Critics warn the rule could harm a vulnerable group — LGBTQ people — during a pandemic.
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    Shots - Health News
    Doctors should start screening all women and girls for anxiety, according a prominent women's health group.
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    All Women Should Be Screened For Anxiety Disorders, Health Group Says

    Jun 11, 2020
    Women suffer from anxiety at nearly twice the rate of men, and a coalition of women's health groups says all teenage girls and women should be screened.
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    Shots - Health News
    As millions of Americans have lost their jobs, Congress is trying to figure out what to do to help those who have also lost their health insurance.
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    Coronavirus Conundrum: How To Cover Millions Who Lost Their Jobs And Health Insurance

    May 04, 2020
    Over 9 million Americans have lost both their job and health coverage. To help them, COBRA is an option, but it could cost buyers more than if subsidies were increased for Affordable Care Act plans.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Admiral Brett Giroir, M.D., assistant secretary for health in the U.S. Public Health Service, speaks during one of the daily briefings on COVID-19 last week.
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    Public Health Service Poised To Create A Ready Reserve To Fight The Coronavirus

    Apr 15, 2020
    The U.S. Public Health Service has won congressional authorization for a ready reserve of doctors and nurses to deploy across the country.
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    Shots - Health News
    Former Vice President Joe Biden at a press conference in Wilmington, Del., in mid-March. His bid this week to allow 60-year-olds to get Medicare "reflects the reality," he says, "that, even after the current crisis ends, older Americans are likely to fin
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    Biden's Health Play In A COVID-19 Economy: Lower Medicare's Eligibility Age To 60

    Apr 11, 2020
    Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden proposes letting 60-year-olds enroll in Medicare. He'd pay for the expansion out of general tax revenue, he says, not the Medicare fund.

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