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Even Without Congress, Trump Can Still Cut Medicaid Enrollment

By Phil Galewitz July 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration is poised to grant states waivers that some critics say could change the shape of the program.

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Sin rechazar el Obamacare, Trump todavía puede desmantelar el Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz July 28, 2017 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.

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Seema Verma Runs Medicaid. Her Husband’s Practice Won’t Accept It.

By Phil Galewitz July 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Dr. Sanjay Mishra, the husband of CMS Administrator Seema Verma, is part of a group practice in Indiana that does not accept Medicaid payments.

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Tragedia de Las Vegas plantea la capacidad de un hospital para atender a las víctimas

By Julie Appleby and Phil Galewitz October 4, 2017 KFF Health News Original

En la ciudad hay un solo centro de trauma, especializado en tratar a pacientes con lesiones severas producto de disparos, caídas o accidentes automovilísticos. Qué pasa a nivel nacional

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Las Vegas Faced a Massacre. Did It Have Enough Trauma Centers?

By Julie Appleby and Phil Galewitz October 4, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals view adding trauma care as a potential profit tool, but experts say having more centers does not necessarily improve the system’s ability to respond to a mass casualty event.

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GOP Medicaid Cuts Hit Rural America Hardest, Report Finds

By Phil Galewitz June 7, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid covers more children and adults in rural counties and small towns than in urban areas and rural America would be affected most by changes in Medicaid.

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Medicare’s Financial Outlook Slightly Improved, Trustees Say

By Phil Galewitz July 13, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The assessment pushes back the date for the hospital insurance trust fund to go bankrupt by one year. It also says Part B premiums next year will be stable.

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Senators Grill Top Indian Health Officials About Trump Budget

By Phil Galewitz July 12, 2017 KFF Health News Original

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.

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Texas Hospitals Fear Losing $6.2B Medicaid Deal 

By Phil Galewitz June 26, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Texas is asking the Trump administration to renew a 2011 agreement set to expire in December that helps pay hospitals’ costs of caring for the state’s uninsured residents.

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Trump Administration Whacks Millions From Budget Used To Push Obamacare

By Rachel Bluth and Phil Galewitz August 31, 2017 KFF Health News Original

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.

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‘Coverage Gap’ For Poor May End, But Many Will Still Have Trouble Affording Plans

By Phil Galewitz June 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

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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Drástica reducción de fondos para promover el Obamacare

By Rachel Bluth and Phil Galewitz August 31, 2017 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.

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AARP: States Lag In Keeping Medicaid Enrollees Out Of Nursing Homes

By Phil Galewitz June 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

States are not doing enough to help elderly and disabled Medicaid enrollees receive services in homes and community locations instead of in nursing homes, where care is more expensive, AARP report says.

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In Deep-Red Western N.C., Revered Congressman Leads Charge Against GOP Bill

By Phil Galewitz March 20, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Is Republican Rep. Mark Meadows the man who would kill “Trumpcare”? He enjoys strong support in his gerrymandered western North Carolina district as he leads conservative opposition to the GOP’s plan for repealing and replacing Obamacare.

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Florida Congressman Draws Jeers At Home For Backing Failed GOP Health Care Plan

By Phil Galewitz April 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Rep. Brian Mast, a first-term Republican congressman, defends his party’s push to repeal Obamacare in a meeting with constituents but concedes its health care plan needs more work.

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CMS Gives States Until 2022 To Meet Medicaid Standards Of Care

By Phil Galewitz May 11, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration has given states three more years to meet federal standards aimed at helping elderly and disabled Medicaid enrollees receive services without being forced to go into nursing homes.

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Political Theater: How A Bill That Nearly All Opposed Managed To Pass The House

By Phil Galewitz May 5, 2017 KFF Health News Original

House Republicans can say they kept their campaign promise to replace Obamacare, but they’re counting on the Senate to backstop them.

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Dentistry Advocates Aim To Fill Medicare Gaps

By Phil Galewitz March 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Brushing aside a political climate that favors federal cuts in health care spending, advocates for oral health are pushing to expand Medicare to provide America’s elderly with dental benefits.

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Pharmacies Thrive Selling Opioids For Depressed Small Town Pain

By Phil Galewitz February 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Prescription pain pills are strong sellers in this southeastern Kentucky region that’s long struggled with high rates of joblessness and poor health.

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CMS Chief To Sit Out Watershed Decision On Medicaid Work Mandate In Kentucky

By Phil Galewitz April 5, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma will recuse herself from the agency’s decision-making on whether to approve Kentucky’s Medicaid waiver because she helped develop the proposal in her former job as a health policy consultant.

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