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How Will Immigrants Fare Under Obamacare? It’s Complicated

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What benefits, if any, immigrants get under the health-care overhaul depends on several factors: their immigration status, income, length of stay in this country and – in limited cases – their country of origin.

‘A Calling’ To Care For The Poor At St. Louis’ Grace Hill Community Centers

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Some of the funding for Grace Hill and smaller community health centers in St. Louis may be in jeopardy, even as the number of people seeking discounted care or free is increasing in a state that will not expand Medicaid under the health law.

GOP Lawmakers Demand Information From Groups Getting Navigator Grants

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In a letter that the administration described as a “blatant and shameful attempt to intimidate,” the Republican House members direct groups to provide a written description of the work they intend to do, the number of employees and volunteers, their duties and how much they’ll be paid.

Florida Is No. 2 In Nation For Rate Of Uninsured

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Census data show that about 25 percent of state residents lack health coverage in a state that has opted against the health law’s expansion of Medicaid, the government health program for the poor and disabled.

Don Berwick’s Newest Phase: Candidate, But Still Dr. Quality

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The former acting administrator of CMS, now running for governor of Massachusetts, explains his “Letter to the People of England,” a call for continuous learning to improve quality within Britain’s National Health Service.

Survey: Big Business May Shift Retirees, Part-Timers To Insurance Exchanges

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The National Business Group On Health’s annual survey of large employers asked whether they expected various groups currently covered by their plans to choose the health law’s new coverage in 2014.

Pennsylvania Blues Plan Pinpoints Potential Customers Using Data

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With less than five weeks before the online exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act open for enrollment, insurers are using tools pioneered by political campaigns to identify potential customers and analyze their needs.

Missouri’s Poorest Residents Won’t Benefit From Obamacare

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In a twist that wasn’t intended by the authors of the federal Affordable Care Act, most of Missouri’s poorest, working-age residents won’t be eligible for government help because state lawmakers opted against expanding Medicaid.

Why Health Law’s ‘Essential’ Coverage Might Mean ‘Bare Bones’

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But how can a law praised for expanding coverage — one that includes an “employer mandate” to offer “minimum essential coverage” — allow companies to offer insurance that might not even cover hospitalization?