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GOP’s Health Bill Could Undercut Some Coverage In Job-Based Insurance

By Michelle Andrews May 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In states that take up the bill’s option to change the essential health benefits, the out-of-pocket spending limits and annual and lifetime caps on coverage in large group plans could fray.

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‘Breakthrough’ Leukemia Drug Also Portends ‘Quantum Leap’ In Cost

By Liz Szabo August 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A genetically altered cancer drug, based on CAR T-cell therapies, could be a big success with leukemia patients but at a staggering cost.

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Secret Sauce In Maine’s Successful High-Risk Pool: Enough Money

By Patty Wight, Maine Public Radio May 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Before the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges began, Maine had an “invisible high-risk pool” in place. Republican lawmakers are pointing to it as a success — but it was better funded by a vast margin than the high-risk pools in the House replacement bill.

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Dying At Home In An Opioid Crisis: Hospices Grapple With Stolen Meds

By Melissa Bailey August 22, 2017 KFF Health News Original

As more patients receive hospice care at home, some of the powerful, addictive drugs they’re prescribed are ending up in the wrong hands.

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Citing CBO Report, Critics Decry GOP Bill’s Potential Fallout In California

By Anna Gorman May 25, 2017 KFF Health News Original

“I feel like I am in a bad dream,” said state Sen. Ed Hernandez, who chairs California’s Senate Health Committee.

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Health Debate Heats Up In Montana For This Week’s Special Election

By Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio May 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The race for Montana’s one and only seat in the House of Representatives will be decided Thursday, and health care is taking center stage in the race’s last week.

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Planned Parenthood Funding Could Thwart GOP Efforts On Health Bill

By Julie Rovner May 12, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A provision in the House bill to strip funding from organizations that provide abortions may not meet the strict rules needed to bypass the filibuster in the Senate.

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Logjam Over CHIP Funding A Testament To Level Of Partisan Rancor Gripping Congress

November 3, 2017 Morning Briefing

The program to provide health care for kids from low- and middle-income families is extremely popular, but it’s been stuck in limbo since its funding expired over a month ago. The House is expected to pass a bill Friday, but the Senate Democrats will almost certainly balk at how the lawmakers want to pay for the program.

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Taking A U-Turn On Benefits, Big Employers Vow To Continue Offering Health Insurance

By Jay Hancock August 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Three years ago, only about a quarter of the nation’s large employers were very confident they would have a health plan in 10 years. That number has now risen to 65 percent.

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Trump Says He Knows About Health Care, But Some Of His Facts Seem Alternative

By Julie Rovner May 15, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In two interviews, the president reveals some surprising views of health policy.

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As Insurance Options Shrink, Families Are ‘Holding Our Breath’

By Steven Findlay June 9, 2017 KFF Health News Original

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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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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Alexander-Murray Bill Would Reduce Deficit By Nearly $4B, Have Little Effect On Number Of Insured

October 26, 2017 Morning Briefing

The projections from the Congressional Budget Office bolster the bill’s chances, said authors Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.). But President Donald Trump has sent mixed messages about the legislation, and Republican leaders are waiting to move on the measure until the president says he favors it. Meanwhile, House Speaker Paul Ryan said that health care is something that should be looked at next year, instead of in the remaining months of this one.

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To Save On Medi-Cal Costs, A Bid To Help Homeless Patients With Rent Money

By Pauline Bartolone May 5, 2017 KFF Health News Original

California lawmakers consider a bill to use state money to help homeless Medi-Cal patients pay rent — shifting their focus from sheer survival to wellness. The move could save taxpayers millions, advocates say.

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Two Medicare Advantage Insurers Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit For $32 Million

By Fred Schulte May 30, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Freedom Health and Optimum HealthCare agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging they overbilled Medicare.

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Trump Extends Flawed ‘Fix’ For VA Health Scandals

By Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio April 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The $10 billion plug-in that lets frustrated veterans receive care from private-sector providers is still causing frustration.

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Tab For Single-Payer Proposal In California Could Run $400 Billion

By Chad Terhune May 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A state Senate panel considering the measure said money for existing public programs could cover half the cost. But the rest might have to come from new taxes — a serious political obstacle.

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Has California Hit The Brakes In Regulating Breath-Robbing Big Rigs?

By Ngoc Nguyen Photos by Heidi de Marco July 18, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The state has made a huge dent in diesel pollution from freight trucks. But critics fear exemptions in a new law will stall progress, especially endangering the health of children and seniors near ports.

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Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Built Name Fighting HIV And Opioids In Indiana

By Emily Forman, Side Effects Public Media July 7, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Dr. Jerome Adams is the health commissioner in Indiana, the home state of Vice President Mike Pence.

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Charlottesville Postmortem: Why People Join Hate Groups

By Sharon Jayson August 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Unhappy childhood experiences can drive people to join white supremacist groups, studies have found.

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