Budget Battles
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Increasing Number of Americans Delay Medical Care Due to Cost: Gallup
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Congress Really Wants to Get Something Done on Drug Prices. It May Fail Anyway
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Surprise Deal to Protect Patients From Surprise Medical Bills
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Obamacare Back at the Supreme Court — With Billions for Insurers on the Line
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The Rising Tide of Health Care Costs
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The Healthiest — and Unhealthiest — US States
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Health Spending Hits Record High, Even With 1 Million Fewer Insured
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Congress Really Wants to Get Something Done on Drug Prices. It May Fail Anyway
Lawmakers are eager to show they can deliver on the issues the American public cares most about, so even as House Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday,...
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Surprise Deal to Protect Patients From Surprise Medical Bills
By Michael RaineyAfter struggling for months to reach consensus, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers announced Sunday evening they had come to an agreement on legislation that would protect patients from...
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Obamacare Back at the Supreme Court — With Billions for Insurers on the Line
By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health NewsMore than $12 billion is at stake for the nation’s health insurers Tuesday when the Supreme Court hears another Affordable Care Act case. For the federal government, the potential damages could be...
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The Rising Tide of Health Care Costs
By The Fiscal Times StaffWe told you yesterday about new data from the Medicare actuaries showing health care spending in the U.S. hitting a record high last year, totaling $3.65 trillion overall, or more than $11,000 per...
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The Healthiest — and Unhealthiest — US States
Vermont is the healthiest state in the U.S., according to the latest annual ranking by the United Health Foundation. Vermont climbed three spots, thanks in part to “a low incidence of chlamydia, a...
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Health Spending Hits Record High, Even With 1 Million Fewer Insured
U.S. spending on health care grew to $3.65 trillion last year, climbing above $11,000 per person for the first time, according to a new report from Medicare actuaries. Spending rose 4.6% in 2018,...
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A White House Report Slams Pelosi’s Drug Plan. Experts Call Its Claims ‘Nonsense’
The White House Council of Economic Advisers issued a report Tuesday warning that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bill to lower prescription drug prices would have devastating health and economic costs...
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![FILE PHOTO - The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as "Obamacare", outside the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi](http://dcewboipbvgi2.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/reuters/usa-obamacare-insurers_1.jpg?itok=PL3Nil7P "FILE PHOTO - The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as "Obamacare", outside the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi")
How a Public Option Would Affect the Insurance Market
By Michael RaineySeveral Democratic presidential candidates say a public option for health insurance would provide a more moderate, less disruptive alternative to the Medicare for All plan backed by Senators Bernie...
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Joe Biden Says Pete Buttigieg ‘Stole’ His Health Care Plan
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that Pete Buttigieg, a surging rival for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, “stole” his health care proposal to expand the Affordable Care Act...
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63% Say U.S. Health Care Has Huge Problems — and That’s an Improvement
Here’s a nugget of good news: Nearly two-thirds of Americans surveyed by Gallup say that the U.S. health care system is in a state of crisis or has major problems. Yes, that’s good news because...
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Would Medicare for All Save the U.S. Money?
Politico’s policy magazine, The Agenda, on Monday rolled out a special issue focused on Medicare for All, with much of the package centered on a key question: Would switching to a single-payer system...
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1 in 8 U.S. Heart Patients Cuts Back on Medicine to Save Money: Study
More than one in eight American adults with heart disease delays filling prescriptions, takes lower doses than prescribed or skips doses because of the high out-of-pocket costs, according to a new...
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Behind the Health-Care Industry’s War Against Medicare for All
Politico’s Adam Cancryn offers a deep, detailed and fascinating dive into how health industry lobbies have joined together to fight Medicare for All — and any other Democratic proposal calling for...
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Trump Says Drug Importation Plan Coming 'Soon'
President Trump tweeted Friday that he “will soon release a plan to let Florida and other States import prescription drugs that are MUCH CHEAPER than what we have now!” The Trump administration in...
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Congress Faces a Deadline-Driven Rush to Address Surprise Medical Bills
By The Fiscal Times StaffCongress has passed a stopgap spending bill funding the government through December 20. The new deadline also creates a time crunch for lawmakers looking to pass legislation addressing surprise...