Phil Galewitz

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¿Medicaid cubre todo eso? Cómo es el programa de salud más grande del país

KFF Health News Original

El programa federal de salud gerenciado por los estados cubre al 39% de los niños y paga por casi la mitad de los nacimientos. Pero su aporte va mucho más allá: también ayuda a personas con discapacidades, a programas especiales en escuelas y a pacientes con VIH, entre otros.

Obamacare a oscuras: cerrarán el sitio web por horas los fines de semana

KFF Health News Original

Algunos piensan que es un gran obstáculo. Pero la administración Trump insiste en que mantener el sitio federal del mercado de seguros del Obamacare cerrado por varias horas los domingos no alterará la inscripción.

Trump Administration Whacks Millions From Budget Used To Push Obamacare

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The federal government plans to spend millions of dollars less this year on advertising and outreach efforts to support the health law’s open enrollment period, which starts Nov. 1.

Drástica reducción de fondos para promover el Obamacare

KFF Health News Original

Menos dinero para los navegadores y nuevas fechas para el período de inscripción abierta son dos de las medidas de la administración Trump para bloquear al Obamacare.

CBO: Killing Cost-Sharing Subsidies Would Hike Silver Plan Premiums And Deficit

KFF Health News Original

The change would not be expected to have much long-term effect on the number of uninsured people. But it could cause a shift in which plans are popular with marketplace customers.

Americans Eager For Leaders To Cooperate To Make Health Law Work

KFF Health News Original

Majorities of Democrats and Republicans — and people who say they are supporters of President Donald Trump — say they want the country to make the law successful.

Sin rechazar el Obamacare, Trump todavía puede desmantelar el Medicaid

KFF Health News Original

Funcionarios de salud del presidente Donald Trump podrían diseñar una inscripción más baja, aprobando solicitudes de varios estados republicanos ansiosos por controlar los presupuestos del Medicaid.

In Appalachia, Two Hospital Giants Seek State-Sanctioned Monopoly

KFF Health News Original

Tennessee and Virginia regulators are considering approval of a merger between Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System under their state laws. If they allow it, the Federal Trade Commission would be powerless to stop it.

Senators Grill Top Indian Health Officials About Trump Budget

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The administration officials could not answer some basic questions from senators, including how much money the agency has gained from the health law’s Medicaid expansion and whether President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget would help the agency hire more staff.

Hospitals Ramp Up Hyperbaric Therapy For Diabetics, Despite Concerns

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Medicare is trying to deter overuse of hyperbaric therapy, and some experts question its effectiveness for healing diabetic wounds, one of the treatment’s fastest-growing uses.

CBO Deals Blow To Senate Health Bill With Estimate Of 22 Million More Uninsured

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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.