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    President Trump talked about expanding health coverage options for small businesses in a Rose Garden gathering at the White House in June.
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    What Would Trumpcare Look Like? Follow GOP's 'Choice And Competition' Clues

    Sep 03, 2019
    President Trump promises he has a "phenomenal" health plan if the ACA is overturned in court. Here's a glimpse, according to analysts and his advisers, of what might be included in a GOP health plan.
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    Demonstrators from Doctors for America marched in support of the Affordable Care Act outside the U.S. Supreme Court in March 2015. Now, another case aims to undo the federal health law: <em>Texas v. United States</em> could land in front of the Supreme C
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    The Affordable Care Act Is Back In Court: 5 Facts You Need To Know

    Jul 09, 2019
    The ACA is again being put to the test, after a lower court judge ruled the massive health law unconstitutional. The case might yet ricochet back to the Supreme Court ahead of the 2020 election.
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    Shots - Health News
    Roughly 1.4 million people in the U.S. live in nursing homes, and two-thirds are covered by Medicaid, the state-federal health care program for people with low incomes or disabilities.
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    Why Huge Quality Gaps Among Nursing Homes Are Likely To Grow If Medicaid Is Cut

    Sep 28, 2017
    Medicaid covers about two-thirds of nursing home residents across the U.S., and pays significantly less than other types of insurance, including Medicare.
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    Shots - Health News
    Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., continues to tweak the health care bill he cosponsors in an effort to persuade reluctant senators to back it.
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    'Millions' Fewer Would Have Coverage Under GOP Health Bill, Says CBO Analysis

    Sep 25, 2017
    The Congressional Budget Office says it won't have time to analyze all the impacts of the latest GOP effort to repeal the ACA, but it says millions more would be uninsured than under current law.
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    Shots - Health News
    Two-year-old Robbie Klein of West Roxbury, Mass., has hemophilia, a medical condition that interferes with his blood's ability to clot normally. His parents, both teachers, worry that his condition could make it hard for them to get insurance to cover hi
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    Biggest Flash Points In The Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bill

    Sep 24, 2017
    The bill would make big changes to the nation's health care system by rolling back key requirements of Obamacare, including that insurers not charge more to people with pre-existing conditions.
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    Protesters rally against Medicaid cuts in front of the U.S. Capitol in June. Medicaid is the nation's largest health insurance program, covering 74 million people — more than 1 in 5 Americans.
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    Meet Your Friends Who Get Medicaid

    Sep 23, 2017
    Those relying on the federal government's safety net are grandmothers, the kid next door, your supermarket cashier — maybe even you.
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    A Get Covered Tennessee navigator, ready to field questions. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has told the group to expect a 15 percent cut in federal funding this year.
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    Bemoaning Budget Cuts, Health Care Navigators Say Feds Don't Get It

    Sep 20, 2017
    The federal government has sharply cut funding to groups that help people enroll in health plans. But the groups say federal officials don't understand how much help and follow-up some people need.
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    Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (left) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich will present a plan that fleshes out a set of principles they wrote about in an op-ed in <em>The Washington Post</em>.
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    Governors Preparing Bipartisan Health Care Plan For Congress To Consider

    Aug 22, 2017
    Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper and Ohio Republican John Kasich are nearing completion on a plan to strengthen the Affordable Care Act exchanges that they will present to the Senate next month.
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    Shots - Health News
    President Donald Trump still hopes to force legislators back to the table to find a way to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, by any means possible.
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    Senate To Hold Bipartisan Hearings To Stabilize Insurance Markets

    Aug 01, 2017
    A Senate committee will hold hearings on stabilizing the Obamacare markets in 2018. The chair called on President Trump to continue payments to insurers that help lower costs for low-income people.
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    Shots - Health News
    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell lost two attempts to undo the Affordable Care Act within 24 hours.
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    Health Care: Were The Risks Of Repeal Without Replace Too High?

    Jul 18, 2017
    The Republicans' last-ditch attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act now and replace it later would have caused insurance rates to soar, and millions could have lost coverage within a year.
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    Shifting messages from the U.S. Congress have left many would-be entrepreneurs, and workers who've recently been laid off, wondering how best to maintain health coverage.
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    Just Lost Your Job? COBRA May Be Your Best Health Insurance Strategy Now

    Jun 13, 2017
    With the 2018 health insurance market still in play, you might want to extend your job-based insurance until this fall, when the outlines of the health law's marketplaces should become clearer.
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    Corinne Bobbie says she is grateful that the Affordable Care Act guaranteed health insurance for her 8-year-old daughter, Sophia, who was born with a heart condition. But Corinne and her husband still can't afford coverage for the rest of the family.
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    Protected But Priced Out: Patients Worry About Health Law's Future In Arizona

    Jun 06, 2017
    Corinne Bobbie has a love-hate relationship with the Affordable Care Act. As the GOP tries to repeal the law, the experiences and fears of voters like Bobbie could determine a politician's fate.
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    There are many reasons someone could end up having a lapse in health insurance. They might need to move closer to a caregiver or treatment center, for example, and consequently have to quit their job — and lose their insurance.
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    GOP Health Bill Penalizes Patients Who Let Insurance Lapse

    May 16, 2017
    In some states, a break in health coverage of more than 63 days would let insurers charge premiums of any price for a year — putting health insurance out of reach for many sick people, analysts say.
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    People attending Rep. Rod Blum's town hall event in Dubuque, Iowa, this week held up red sheets of paper to show disagreement with what the Republican congressman was saying and green to show they concurred. The GOP health care bill was a major concern o
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    Fact-Checking Republicans' Defense Of The GOP Health Bill

    May 09, 2017
    In TV appearances and meetings with constituents, House Republicans are highlighting parts of the law that protect consumers, while glossing over loopholes that allow insurers to avoid paying.
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    House Speaker Paul Ryan (center) walks to the House chamber ahead of a budget vote on Capitol Hill. Though Ryan was able to deliver 217 votes Thursday to get his GOP health plan through the House, there are still significant hurdles before the bill becom
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    5 Things To Watch As GOP Health Bill Moves To The Senate

    May 04, 2017

    Just three "no" votes by Senate Republicans would likely be enough to sink the GOP health bill. Democrats who lost the battle in the House are still convinced they can win the political war.

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    Rep. Peter King, a Republican representing Long Island, has been heavily lobbied by groups on both sides of the GOP health care bill who are intent on getting him to vote their way.
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    As House GOP Struggles With A Health Care Bill, Republican Options Narrow

    May 03, 2017
    Despite pressure from the White House and GOP leaders, Republicans have not yet secured enough votes to get health care replacement through the House, let alone the Senate. So, what are their choices?
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    Shots - Health News
    People who lacked health insurance for more than three consecutive months in 2016, or who bought individual insurance and got federal help paying the premiums, will need to do a little work to figure out what, if anything, they owe the IRS.
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    Tax Day And Health Insurance Under Trump

    Apr 15, 2017
    To avoid penalties, people who didn't have health insurance in 2016 or who got federal assistance to pay the premiums need to take a little extra care when completing their tax forms this year.
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    Shots - Health News
    The Trump administration is proposing changes to Obamacare that the White House says should stabilize the insurance marketplace. But critics of the proposal see big bumps ahead for consumers.
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    Get Set For Trump Revisions To Your Affordable Care Act Insurance

    Apr 13, 2017
    The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will make big changes in Obamacare health plans and eligibility as soon as this summer. Will it stabilize the insurance marketplace, too?
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    Though they failed to mobilize Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act last month, Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) (right), Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and the White House could still undercut the insurance exchanges, reduce Medicaid benefits and let states limit co
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    Republicans Now Control Obamacare. Will Your Coverage Change?

    Apr 10, 2017
    There are many ways beyond legislative repeal that the Trump administration and congressional Republicans could undo the Affordable Care Act — starting with sowing uncertainty about what's next.
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    Trump Team Urges Skimpier Health Plans To Lure More People To Buy Insurance

    Apr 04, 2017
    A rule proposed by the Trump administration would likely raise the deductibles and copays of new policies sold on the exchanges, starting next fall. Monthly premiums would likely be cheaper.
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    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says the proposed Republican health bill would lead to an enormous transfer of wealth from poorer Americans to richer ones.
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    Pelosi Says Democrats Have A Responsibility To Look For Common Ground On Health Law

    Mar 15, 2017
    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told NPR's Robert Siegel she doesn't think President Trump "has the faintest idea" about health care.
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    Ford Inbody (right) and his wife Cortney (left) now live with his grandmother outside Kansas City, so they can save money for the day when Ford's Parkinson's disease will likely force him to stop working.
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    A Young Man With Parkinson's Worries About The Costs Of A GOP Health Plan

    Mar 10, 2017
    Ford Inbody has a degenerative disease and is carefully watching the GOP replacement health care bill. Though it covers preexisting conditions, it could still mean he'll get less care for more money.
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    House Speaker Paul Ryan is leading efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
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    GOP Bill Would Repeal Obamacare Taxes And Penalties, Keep Some Subsidies

    Mar 06, 2017
    After weeks of internal debate, House Republicans have released their plan for the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. It faces challenges from within the GOP, from interest groups — and the public.
    NPR
    Shots - Health News
    Rep. Frank Pallone still hasn't been given a chance to see the Republicans' bill that would replace the ACA. "I think they're afraid," the Democrat from New Jersey said of his Republican colleagues. "I think they're afraid that it will show that it reall
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    One Democrat's Hunt For The Hidden Obamacare Replacement Bill

    Mar 02, 2017
    Republicans in Congress were invited Thursday to view a draft of the House bill aimed at repealing and replacing Obamacare. But Democrats who wanted a look came up empty in a game of "find the bill."
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    Shots - Health News
    Advocates of paying a family doctor a flat monthly fee for office visits and some lab work say it saves patients money when coupled with a high-deductible insurance plan.
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    Some See 'Flat-Fee Primary Care' As A GOP-Friendly Way To Provide Routine Care

    Mar 01, 2017
    In "direct primary care," a model favored by HHS Secretary Tom Price, patients pay a monthly fee to doctors for basic health care. But does that really provide better value?

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