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Politics May 31
House GOP health care bill does not deliver on Trump’s promises, poll saysThree in four Americans say they don't think the narrowly-passed bill fulfills most of Trump's promises, according to a poll from Kaiser Family Foundation…
Health May 24
How Trump’s proposed budget could affect the health care safety netTrump's budget was silent on bargaining with the pharmaceutical industry to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, a topic the president has often touched on. But the budget repeated Trump's previous proposals for double-digit percentage cuts to the National Institutes…
Health May 22
As Trump delays health care decision, insurers seek stabilityThe uncertainty is leaving the fate of billions of dollars in federal payments in limbo.
Health Apr 20
Under Trump, states may demand work for MedicaidIn a break from past policy, the federal Health and Human Services department has notified governors it stands ready to permit new state programs encouraging work.
Nation Apr 10
The health care debate has shifted to the GOP — and most people don’t like what they see, poll saysEven among rank-and-file Republicans, there's opposition to cuts to Medicaid and changes that would let insurers charge higher premiums to older adults.
Health Mar 23
GOP health bill on the brink hours from House showdown voteThe GOP's long-promised legislation to repeal and replace "Obamacare" stood on the brink just hours before Republican leaders planned to put it on the House floor for a showdown vote. Short of support, GOP leaders looked to President Donald Trump…
Health Mar 18
Republicans at odds over how to overhaul MedicaidA group of Republican governors have made their own proposal about how to overhaul Medicaid for low-income people.
Health Mar 13
Trump pick Seema Verma sworn in to head Medicare and MedicaidPresident Donald Trump's pick to run Medicare and Medicaid won confirmation Monday from a divided Senate as lawmakers braced for another epic battle over the government's role in health care and society's responsibility toward the vulnerable.
Politics Feb 24
AP fact check: Trump claims Affordable Care Act covered ‘very few’ peoplePresident Donald Trump said Friday that his predecessor's health care law covers "very few people" as he minimized the impact of replacing it. That's only true if you consider more than 20 million people to be very few.
Politics Feb 24
Poll: GOP should keep money for Medicaid expansionAdd Medicaid expansion to the list of Obama-era health care provisions that Americans want to keep. A new poll finds that 8 in 10 say lawmakers should preserve federal funding that has allowed states to add coverage for some 11…
