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The High Cost Of Being Trump’s Enemy
By Rachel Bluth
The ongoing feud between President Donald Trump and California’s Democratic leaders is costing the Golden State hundreds of millions of health care dollars — with billions more at stake.
Listen: The Hard-Knock Health Law Turns 10 Amid Pandemic
By Julie Rovner
On the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Kaiser Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner and Kaiser Family Foundation Executive Vice President Larry Levitt put the law in perspective.
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: The Affordable Care Act Turns 10
Next week is the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Millions of Americans have benefited from the law, yet its future is in the hands of both the Supreme Court and voters in November. For this special episode of “What the Health?” host Julie Rovner interviews Kathleen Sebelius, who was Obama’s secretary of Health and Human Services when the law was passed. Then Rovner, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News discuss its history, impact and prospects for the future.
Pence Leaves Out Key Details About Health Coverage Of Coronavirus Testing
By Julie Appleby
The vice president's remarks are more proof that health care is complicated.
VCU Health Halts 30-Year Campaign That Seized Patients’ Wages, Put Liens On Homes
By Jay Hancock and Elizabeth Lucas
The bold move by the giant hospital system will help thousands of patients in the wake of a Kaiser Health News investigation last year.
Your School Assignment For The Day: Spelling And Specs
By Heidi de Marco
In California’s rural Central Valley, low-income children have limited access to vision care. School districts are teaming up with nonprofits to fill the gaps.
Sebelius, Looking Back At ACA, Says The Country’s Never ‘Seen This Kind Of Battle’
On KHN’s “What the Health? ” podcast, the former secretary of Health and Human Services says she continued to believe during the debate 10 years ago on the health law that it would eventually gain some Republican support. But that never happened.
Tarea del día: deletrear y ponerse los anteojos
By Heidi de Marco
Al menos el 20% de los niños en edad escolar en los Estados Unidos tienen problemas de visión. Pero según los CDC, menos del 15% tiene un examen de la vista antes de empezar el jardín.