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Ted Cruz Launches Campaign With Call To Abolish Health Law

March 24, 2015 Morning Briefing

The Republican senator, who announced his presidential campaign on the fifth anniversary of the health law, made his vow to eliminate it a key part of his remarks at Liberty University.

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Viewpoints: The Cost Of Fixing Medicare’s Doctor Pay; Insuring Candidate Cruz

March 26, 2015 Morning Briefing

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

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Ted Cruz — An Anti-Obamacare Crusader — Will Seek Health Law Coverage

March 25, 2015 Morning Briefing

A day after the GOP freshman senator from Texas officially announced his presidential bid and pegged it to undoing the Affordable Care Act, he said he would be seeking coverage on the health law’s online insurance marketplace.

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721 Hospitals Penalized For Patient Safety

By Jordan Rau December 19, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Medicare is penalizing 721 hospitals with high rates of potentially avoidable mistakes that can harm patients, known as “hospital-acquired conditions.” Penalized hospitals will have their Medicare payments reduced by 1 percent over the fiscal year that runs from October 2014 through September 2015. To determine penalties, Medicare evaluated three types of HACs. One is central-line associated bloodstream infections, or CLABSIs. The second is catheter-associated urinary tract infections, or CAUTIs. The final one, Serious Complications, is based on eight types of injuries, including blood clots, bed sores and falls. Here are the hospitals that are being penalized:

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Viewpoints: Congressional Deadline Crisis; Abortion Stalemate; Ted Cruz’ Insurance Plans

March 25, 2015 Morning Briefing

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

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President Obama To Sign Veterans’ Suicide Prevention Measure

February 12, 2015 Morning Briefing

In other Capitol Hill legislative news, a lobbying push by the mobile health industry is finding traction; Senate Democrats are advancing efforts to stop e-cigarette marketing to children and two Senate Republicans are holdouts in co-sponsoring a measure by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to repeal the health law.

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Senate Democrats Launch Fight To Reverse Supreme Court, State Abortion Restrictions

By Julie Rovner July 15, 2014 KFF Health News Original

But the bill that would reverse the Hobby Lobby court ruling is not expected to pass a crucial voting test Wednesday.

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Congressional Republicans Hopeful About Replacing Obamacare — Especially If Supreme Court Assists

January 13, 2015 Morning Briefing

One GOP lawmaker said that if the high court decides that health insurance subsidies should not be available through the federal marketplaces, then the health law would unravel quickly. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, predicted doom for Republicans if they don’t deliver on promises like scrapping this sweeping statute.

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House GOP Eyes Budget For Health Law Repeal, Medicare And Medicaid Transformations

November 12, 2014 Morning Briefing

Additionally, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., are teaming up to develop a proposal to replace Obamacare. Former White House adviser David Axelrod recommends compromise, but Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is holding firm in his commitment to undo the Obama administration’s landmark legislative achievement.

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California’s Small Business Health Insurance Exchange Off To Slow Start

By Anna Gorman May 8, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The program, which provides subsidies to businesses with fewer than 25 employees, has been beset by delays and technical problems. “It’s absolutely making me crazy,” says one frustrated business owner.

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Obama Sharply Criticizes Republicans As He Announces 8 Million Have Enrolled

By Daniela Hernandez and Phil Galewitz April 17, 2014 KFF Health News Original

President says others have been denied the law’s benefits because many states haven’t expanded Medicaid.

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California Doctors Among Those Charging Medicare The Most For Office Visits

By Lisa Pickoff-White and Lisa Aliferis and April Dembosky May 21, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Billing data show that some doctors charge the government much more than their peers in the same specialty by deeming almost all office visits “complex.”

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When Connecting With A Dentist Doesn’t Mean An Office Visit

By Daniela Hernandez April 7, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Teledentistry experiment in California aims to bring care to needy patients in schools and nursing homes. Consulting with dentists over the Internet, hygienists and dental assistants offer preventive treatment and education.

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Lend Us Your Ears: Note Takers Help The Elderly At The Doctor

By Susan Jaffe February 28, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Several groups dedicated to helping seniors stay in their homes provide the service for members who may need a record of the doctor’s office visits.

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Viewpoints: Health Spending Ready To Start Climbing Again; Cruz’s ‘Nightmare’ Comes True

April 23, 2014 Morning Briefing

A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.

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After Sexual Trauma, Soldiers Search For Better Care, Peace

By Caitlin Cruz and Asha Anchan, News21 October 30, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Only about 13 percent of “military sexual trauma” victims report their assault, and once they do, they face a system some believe has fallen well behind in caring for — or even talking about — the problems they face.

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Houston Embraces Obamacare Outreach, Despite Cruz and Perry

By Carrie Feibel, KUHF September 27, 2013 KFF Health News Original

A coalition of the city’s health department, county clinics and groups like the Urban League and Enroll America is trying to get the word out to Houston’s 800,000 uninsured residents about the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplaces, which will open Oct. 1.

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Viewpoints: ‘Thrice-Buried’ Obamacare ‘Looks Very Much Alive;’ Ted Cruz ‘Gets An Earful’

April 1, 2014 Morning Briefing

A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.

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On Day 2, Federal Insurance Marketplace Offers Mixed Bag Of Problems, But Also Successes

By Phil Galewitz and Jenny Gold and Jay Hancock and Ankita Rao and Marissa Evans October 2, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The federal health insurance marketplace continued to frustrate consumers Wednesday with delays and software failures, but some people also reported progress.

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Fight Over Obamacare Is Anything But Over In Florida

By Marc Caputo, The Miami Herald September 24, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The nation’s most diverse political swing state is ground zero in the battle over the federal health law.

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