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Jun 25

To avoid deportation, undocumented immigrants forgo Medicaid for their American children

By Ashley Lopez, KUT

Under the proposed change, if family members receive government services — even if those family members are citizens — it would ding the applicants’ chances of approval for permanent residency.

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Jun 20

A fifth of immigrant children detained under ‘zero tolerance’ policy are younger than 13

By Shefali Luthra, Marisa Taylor, Kaiser Health News

The number of children has exploded in the past six weeks since the Trump administration moved to stop parents and their children at the U.S. border and separate and detain them in different facilities.

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Jun 14

Water quality in Puerto Rico remains unclear months after Hurricane Maria

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News

Puerto Rican officials claim that water service on the U.S. island has been restored to more than 96 percent of customers as of June 6, but the report of progress masks underlying problems.

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Apr 06

Drug companies paid $116 million to patient advocacy groups in 2015 alone, new data suggests

By Emily Kopp, Sydney Lupkin, Elizabeth Lucas, Kaiser Health News

The database, called Pre$cription for Power shows that donations to patient advocacy groups tallied for 2015 — the most recent full year in which documents required by the Internal Revenue Service were available — dwarfed the total amount the companies…

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Feb 28

Analysis: Is the Obamacare tax penalty really dead?

By Emily Bazar, Kaiser Health News

The Obamacare penalty won’t go away until 2019, and that means you still will owe Uncle Sam if you didn’t have health insurance – or an exemption from the mandate – in 2017.

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Feb 13

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Indiana Medicaid work requirements fuel worries for the poor

By Sarah Varney, Jason Kane

Indiana is one of the states poised to enact work requirements for some citizens with Medicaid coverage -- a controversial policy and long-sought goal for Republicans. But advocates for the poor have protested loudly in recent months, saying many will…

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Jan 30

Medicaid covers nearly 104 million medical visits, but that may soon change

By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News

Citing runaway costs and a focus on patients taking responsibility for their health, Republicans have vowed to roll back the benefits, cut federal funding and give states more power to eliminate services they consider unaffordable.

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Jan 27

As doctors drop opposition, aid-in-dying advocates target next battleground states

By Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News

Efforts to expand physician-assisted death, which is legal in six states and Washington, D.C., are met with powerful resistance from religious groups, disability advocates and the medical establishment.

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Jan 14

With CHIP funds running low, doctors and parents scramble to cover kids’ needs

By Phil Galewitz and Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News

The months-long failure on Capitol Hill to pass a long-term extension to CHIP portends serious health consequences, with disruption in ongoing treatments.

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Jan 13

Kentucky is first state granted approval for Medicaid work requirements

By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

Thousands of poor adults in Kentucky will have to find jobs and pay monthly premiums to retain their Medicaid coverage as a result of drastic changes to the state’s health insurance program approved Friday by the Trump administration.

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