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Repeal & Replace Watch
CBO Deals Blow To Senate Health Bill With Estimate Of 22 Million More Uninsured
The much anticipated score by the nonpartisan agency could make it more difficult for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to round up the 50 votes he needs to pass his plan to replace Obamacare.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Senate And House Take Different Plans To Scrap Individual Mandate
The Republicans' penalty would affect people buying insurance who had a lapse in coverage of more than 63 days over a year.
By Jordan Rau and Anna Gorman -
REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH
āCoverage Gapā For Poor May End, But Many Will Still Have Trouble Affording Plans
Although some people below the poverty level will now be able to qualify for premium subsidies, they may have trouble covering the out-of-pocket costs.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Poll: Most Americans Unaware GOP Plans Would Make Deep Funding Cuts To Medicaid
The survey also found public support for program changes that would place work requirements on beneficiaries and make drug testing a condition of enrollment.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Promises Made To Protect Preexisting Conditions Prove Hollow
Experts say the loopholes would allow states to bypass some protections for people with preexisting conditions.
By Jay Hancock and Rachel Bluth -
REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH
Winners And Losers: 40 Is Old In Senate GOP Health Planās Subsidy Structure
The latest Republican plan to revamp the health law reshapes how age and income affect what help consumers get for paying premiums.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Senate Releases Health Care Legislation: Read The Bill
The public -- and most senators -- got their first look at the bill as it was released Thursday morning. Here's a chance to read all 142-pages of it.
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Despite A Growing Appetite, Buffet-Style Flat-Fee Clinics Shutter In Seattle
A small number of medical practices have been moving to ādirect primary care,ā in which patients pay a monthly retainer for unlimited services. But the collapse of Qliance in Seattle may portend problems with the business model.
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REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH
Descent Into Secrecy: Senate Health Talks Speak To Steady Retreat From Transparency
The Senateās secret deliberation on the health bill overhaul is part of a long, slow slide away from transparency. And Iām a witness.
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Out Of Work And Looking For Insurance: COBRA May Be The Best Bet For Now
With lots of questions about the 2018 insurance market still in play, someone who is between jobs might want to stick with their job-based insurance at least until the outlines of the health lawās marketplaces are clear in the fall.
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REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH
As Insurance Options Shrink, Families Are āHolding Our Breathā
One of two insurers in this tiny state has announced it will not be back in the marketplaces next year, leaving customers concerned about the prices they will pay.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Capitol Hill Dems, HHS Secretary Price Trade Jabs On HHS Budget
Tom Price defends proposed spending reductions in Medicaid and other HHS programs while demurring on questions about cost-sharing subsidies for the 2018 Obamacare marketplace.
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If Insurance Market Crashes, Can Lawmakers Put The Pieces Back Together?
Actions by the Trump administration are putting pressure on the fragile market for individuals who buy their own coverage, but analysts say it should be able to rebound.
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When An Insurer Balks And Treatment Stops
A 22-year old man from Orange County, Calif., alleges in a lawsuit that his health insurer stopped paying for a crucial ā and expensive ā immunotherapy drug, leading him to become seriously ill. Treatments for patients with similar conditions are increasingly denied or interrupted, experts and patient advocates say.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Senatorsā Dueling Web Shoutouts Echo Nationās Partisan Divide On Obamacare
In the early stages of the Senateās attempts to write a health care bill, a Republican and a Democrat each solicit constituentsā Obamacare experiences from opposite ends of the spectrum.
By Rachel Bluth -
Repeal & Replace Watch
GOP Health Bill Pleases Most Republicans, But Not Many Other Americans
While nearly half of Americans support Obamacare, fewer than a third are in favor of the Republican replacement legislation.
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Two Medicare Advantage Insurers Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit For $32 Million
Freedom Health and Optimum HealthCare agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging they overbilled Medicare.
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Consumer Advocates Wary Of New Marketplace Rules For Brokers
Federal officials relaxed their rules this month about how brokers and insurers can work with individuals to apply for health law policies.
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Molina Healthcare, A Top Obamacare Insurer, Investigates Breach Of Patientsā Data
āItās unconscionable that such a basic, security 101 flaw could still exist at a major health care provider,ā says one cybersecurity expert.
By Chad Terhune