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Feb 24

Congress mulls cap on what Medicare enrollees pay for drugs

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

With health care a top issue for American voters, Congress may actually be moving toward doing something this year to address the high cost of prescription drugs.

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Feb 20

How Americans spend much more on health care than they realize

By Philip Moeller

Consumers often do not understand that the cost of their health care is much higher than the out-of-pocket expenses they pay each year, writes columnist Philip Moeller.

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Jan 16

Compare Democrats’ many Medicare-for-All proposals with this chart

By Philip Moeller

They range from extending the current Medicare program to people age 55 and older, to a single-payer system that does away with insurance companies and employer-based health insurance altogether.

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Dec 31

These issues will top state lawmakers’ to-do lists in 2019

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

Big-dollar decisions about health care and education will lead the agenda in many state capitols as lawmakers convene for their 2019 sessions with a closer balance between Republicans and Democrats.

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Dec 14

When staying healthy depends on whether you can get a ride

By Laura Santhanam

“It's not availability of health care. It's accessibility."…

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Dec 12

Health insurance sign-ups lagging as Saturday deadline looms

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Barring an enrollment surge, the nation's uninsured rate could edge up again after a yearslong coverage expansion that has seen about 20 million people obtain health insurance.

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Nov 22

Kansas Medicaid expansion in doubt despite support from governor-elect

By John Hanna, Associated Press

Democratic and moderate Republicans lawmakers worked together last year to try to make Kansas the latest state to expand Medicaid, only to see their bipartisan effort rewarded with a veto from former conservative GOP Gov. Sam Brownback.

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Nov 21

Trump administration approves Kentucky’s Medicaid work requirement waiver

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services announced the approval on Tuesday, nearly five months after a federal judge blocked the state's first attempt.

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Nov 19

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With new work requirement, thousands lose Medicaid coverage in Arkansas

By Catherine Rampell, Leah Nagy, Jason Kane

A major initiative of the Trump administration has been adding work requirements to benefit programs for the poor, now including Medicaid. This year, Arkansas became the first state to roll out the requirement. As a result, more than 12,000 people…

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Oct 31

Opinion: Vote like Social Security and Medicare are at stake

By Philip Moeller

Proposed fixes to Social Security and the effects the tax cuts could have on Medicare and Medcaid are issues voters should consider when heading to the polls, writes Philip Moeller.

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