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Because of the Trump administration's decision to end insurer subsidies, the government may actually pay more into the system at the same time that healthier people may flee the marketplace because the mandate has been repealed. But don't expect that victory to be the last of the health law fights for the coming year. Other programs, like Medicaid, are also expected to be debated.
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The funding, which runs for five years, helps cover uncompensated care provided at safety-net hospitals. Also in the news, Iowa penalizes a company that helps manage its Medicaid program, and federal officials releases information on health care challenges for Puerto Ricans.
As lawsuits from cities and counties pile up, Purdue Pharma launches an advertising campaign.
There's a misconception that complications are rare, experts say. That's not the case. In other public health: chronic conditions, liver donations, nursing homes, and sore throat treatments.
The retooled formula slightly flattens the usual bell-curve of hospitals that receive stars so that more facilities will receive 1 and 5 stars.
The VA's guidance stated that the facilities could hire the doctors as long as they had a license active in one state, regardless of if they'd had it pulled in another.
The agency just hit its 46th approval of 2017, the most in at least a decade. But more than one year of data is needed to predict a trend. In other pharmaceutical news: a judge will rule on hospitals' efforts to block cuts to the 340B drug program; Biogen's Alzheimer's trial has disappointing results; a look at the most noteworthy drug approval of the years; and more.
The stance is a sweeping departure from past administrations, both Republican and Democrat. Abortion rights activists are calling for removal of the official from his post.
The Trump administration issued a rule in October that made it easier for employers to avoid paying for birth control coverage for its workers due to "moral or religious" objections.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says it's time to focus on stabilizing the insurance industry under what's left of the Affordable Care Act.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services say more than 8.8 million people have signed up in 39 states, which is a slight decrease from last year's 9.2 million. Heading into the enrollment season many experts anticipated a steeper dip because the Trump administration slashed the outreach budget and cut the sign-up period in half.
Although tackling entitlement overhaul is a top priority for House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says it's not a feasible goal for the upper chamber.
Funding for CHIP lapsed after Democrats and Republicans clashed on how to pay for a five-year extension of the popular program. States have been getting desperate, as funds dwindled. “You can’t run an insurance program this way,” says Sara Rosenbaum, a professor at George Washington University.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Opinion writers analyze how the tax bill will affect a variety of health issues.
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