Trump Wrongly Said Health Insurers Will Pay For All Coronavirus Treatment
There are important distinctions between how insurance companies will cover the test and the treatment. This makes the president鈥檚 statement an exaggeration, at best.
Shefali Luthra
Shefali Luthra was a correspondent for 吃瓜不打烊 until June 2020.
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Insurers Sank Connecticut’s ‘Public Option.’ Would A National Version Survive?
Even in a solidly blue state where voters were demanding relief from high health care costs, the idea of a government-run public option for health insurance faced a 鈥渟team train of opposition.鈥
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Democrats Sharpen Health Care Attacks As Primaries Heat Up
The stakes appeared higher in this debate as candidates focused on the upcoming South Carolina primary this weekend and Super Tuesday.
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Sanders Embraces New Study That Lowers 鈥楳edicare For All鈥檚鈥 Cost, But Skepticism Abounds
The research exaggerates potential savings, cherry-picks evidence and downplays some of the potential trade-offs.
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Past As Prologue: Questioning Buttigieg鈥檚 Claim About Keeping Your Health Care
It鈥檚 鈥渄茅j脿 vu all over again.鈥
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Scalpels Out: Democrats Make Slashing Attacks On Health Care Plans
Candidates鈥 tough health policy talk strayed far from hope for unity.
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Obamacare A Disgrace? Biden Highlights Bloomberg鈥檚 Negative Remarks About The ACA
There was a time when Bloomberg鈥檚 criticism was consistent.
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Would ‘Medicare For All’ Cost More Than U.S. Budget? Biden Says So. Math Says No.
Biden鈥檚 statement misses the mark because of messy math.
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In Fierce Debate, Democratic Candidates Expand Health Agenda Arguments
A sampling of health policy highlights from the eighth Democratic presidential primary debate in Manchester, N.H.聽
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Women Shouldn鈥檛 Get A Bill For An IUD 鈥 But Sometimes They Do
The Affordable Care Act requires that insurers cover birth control with no out-of-pocket costs, but the enforcement mechanism is weak and a pending court case could add further complications.
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To Boost Bottom Lines, Single-Payer May Be Just What These Restaurateurs Ordered
Small-business owners, frustrated by the byzantine health system, are warming to the idea of a 鈥淢edicare for All,鈥 government-run system, even if it increases their taxes. But they have questions.
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Trump On 鈥楳edicare for All鈥 And The Costs Of Extending Health Care To Undocumented Immigrants聽
In his Feb. 4 State of the Union address, President Donald Trump said the cost of extending health care to people regardless of their citizenship status would "bankrupt" the U.S.
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On Drug Pricing, The President鈥檚 Numbers Are Still Off
We checked again. The data has not changed.
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Warren Is Right. Presidents Have The Power To Bypass Congress On Drug Pricing.
But like all of health care, it鈥檚 complicated.
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Bloomberg On Health Care: Translating His Mayoral Record To The National Stage
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg uses health care as a key message in his Democratic presidential primary run. Now that he will be taking the stage in the Feb. 19 debate, the message could take on even more prominence.
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Trump鈥檚 Claim He 鈥楽aved鈥 Preexisting Conditions 鈥楶art Fantasy, Part Delusion鈥
The claim, which builds on previous statements and campaign messaging, drew strong reactions.
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Sanders Targets Health Industry Profits. Are His Figures Right?
Calculations are complicated, but correct.
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Team Trump Says Administration鈥檚 Action On Health Care 鈥業s Working.鈥 Is It?
The impact of the Trump administration鈥檚 health policies is not as clear-cut as the president鈥檚 reelection campaign suggests.
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Yang And Sanders Use Maternal Mortality Stats To Talk About Race
These numbers are stark.
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Warren鈥檚 Argument That Millions Can鈥檛 Afford Their Rx Drugs Holds Up
鈥楳edication insecurity鈥 is a thing.
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