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N.C. Senate OKs Revamping Medicaid But Rejects Bid To Expand The Program | Kaiser Health News

12 Aug
Tom Brewer
Source: N.C. Senate OKs Revamping Medicaid But Rejects Bid To Expand The Program | Kaiser Health ... Read more »

Law, Policy aca, expansion, medicaid

Viewpoints: Individual Mandate Survives Another Challenge; GOP Debate Sidesteps Health Law | Kaiser Health News

12 Aug
Tom Brewer
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country. Source: Viewpoints: Individual Mandate Survives Another Challenge; GOP Debate Sidesteps Health Law | Kaiser Health ... Read more »

Law aca

Burwell: No Evidence Of Fraudulent Obamacare Enrollments | Kaiser Health News

29 Jul
Tom Brewer
Source: Burwell: No Evidence Of Fraudulent Obamacare Enrollments | Kaiser Health ... Read more »

Compliance aca, fraud

Forecast: National Health Care Spending To Accelerate | Kaiser Health News

29 Jul
Tom Brewer
Source: Forecast: National Health Care Spending To Accelerate | Kaiser Health ... Read more »

All cost

JAMA Network | JAMA | Medicare and Medicaid at 50 Years: Perspectives of Beneficiaries, Health Care Professionals and Institutions, and Policy Makers

28 Jul
Tom Brewer
In this Special Communication, Kaiser Family Foundation CEO Drew Altman and Senator William Frist review the history and roles of Medicare and Medicaid in the US health system and discuss the program’s ... Read more »

Policy medicaid, medicare

A Learning Secret: Don’t Take Notes with a Laptop – Scientific American

25 Jul
Tom Brewer
Students who used longhand remembered more and had a deeper understanding of the material Source: A Learning Secret: Don’t Take Notes with a Laptop – Scientific ... Read more »

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Some Public Hospitals Win, Others Lose With Obamacare

23 Jul
Tom Brewer
A year and a half after the Affordable Care Act brought widespread reforms to the U.S. healthcare system, Chicago’s Cook County Health & Hospitals System has made its first profit in 180 years. Source: Some Public Hospitals Win, Others Lose ... Read more »

Policy aca, business, cost, expansion, medicaid, politics

Budget Concerns Grow As Medicaid Enrollments Outpace Estimates In Expansion States | Kaiser Health News

20 Jul
Tom Brewer
Source: Budget Concerns Grow As Medicaid Enrollments Outpace Estimates In Expansion States | Kaiser Health ... Read more »

Policy aca, cost, expansion, medicaid

Alaska Governor Announces Plan To Use Executive Power To Expand Medicaid | Kaiser Health News

17 Jul
Tom Brewer
Source: Alaska Governor Announces Plan To Use Executive Power To Expand Medicaid | Kaiser Health ... Read more »

Law, Policy aca, medicaid

Antitrust Jitters Surround Humana, Aetna Merger

7 Jul
Tom Brewer
Source: Antitrust Jitters Surround Humana, Aetna ... Read more »

Compliance, Law antitrust, business

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  • The Ranks of Obamacare ‘Fixers’ Axed in Trump’s Reduction of Health Agency Workforce
    These fixers, officially known as caseworkers, unraveled complex and arcane health insurance rules to solve people’s coverage issues. They worked in a little-known federal department with which most consumers never interact — until they need help.
  • What To Know About Trump’s Executive Orders on US Health Care 
    From rolling back drug pricing policies to limiting gender-affirming care, President Donald Trump signed several health-related executive orders in the first hours of his second presidency. Here’s a roundup of the changes and what they mean.
  • Juez bloquea en 19 estados la norma que permite a Dreamers inscribirse en planes de salud de ACA
    Además de Kansas y Dakota del Norte, los estados que se unieron a la demanda son Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Carolina del Sur, Dakota del Sur, Tennessee, Texas y Virginia.
  • Federal Judge Halts Dreamers’ Brand-New Access to ACA Enrollment in 19 States
    A federal judge sided with 19 states seeking an injunction against a Biden administration rule allowing recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to enroll in Affordable Care Act coverage and qualify for subsidies amid the annual open enrollment period.
  • Trump Doesn’t Need Congress To Make Abortion Effectively Unavailable
    President-elect Donald Trump vowed on the campaign trail not to sign a nationwide abortion ban. But he wouldn’t need to do so to make abortion difficult, or illegal, writes KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner.
  • KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump’s Nontraditional Health Picks
    Not only has President-elect Donald Trump chosen prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Trump also has said he will nominate controversial TV host Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which oversees coverage for nearly half of Americans. Meanwhile, the lame-duck […]
  • KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Readying for Republican Rule
    With Republicans now set to control the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives starting in January, their health agenda remains unclear. What is clear, however, is that just about anything could be on the table, from Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act, to drug prices and public health. Meanwhile, anti-abortion groups are preparing […]
  • KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump 2.0
    As Donald Trump readies for his return to the White House — with the backing of a GOP majority in the Senate and, possibly, the House — the entire health care industry is waiting to see what happens next. Clearly on the agenda: the future of abortion and reproductive rights, Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care […]
  • What’s at Stake: A Pivotal Election for Six Big Health Issues
    Health care has ebbed and surged as an election issue throughout the presidential campaign. Here are the ways some of the most consequential changes in health policies could hinge on whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump wins.
  • KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The Campaign’s Final Days
    It’s the final days of the 2024 campaign, and Republicans are suddenly talking again about making changes to the Affordable Care Act if former President Donald Trump wins. Meanwhile, new reporting uncovers more maternal deaths under state abortion bans — and a case in which a Nevada woman was jailed after a miscarriage. Lauren Weber […]
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