Utah and Idaho Lawmakers Seek To Scale Back Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansions
The legislators say that despite voter support for expansion, they are concerned that a change in the Medicaid program will be a financial burden for the states.
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How Sen. Orrin Hatch Changed America’s Health Care
Utah's Orrin Hatch is leaving the Senate, after 42 years. The Republican led bipartisan efforts to provide health care to more kids and AIDS patients. He also thrived on donations from the drug industry.
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Midterm Election Boosts Medicaid Expansion, But Challenges Remain
Following the vote, nearly 500,000 uninsured adults in five states are poised to gain Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act, say advocates. But many conservatives remain opposed to the expansion.
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2018 Elections
States Explore Paths To Pay Their Share For Medicaid Expansion 鈥 Using Political GPS
The state-federal health insurance program is more popular than ever. Now, states that want to expand eligibility are devising new strategies to pay for it 鈥 creating, in many red states, a significant political challenge.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 VA Secretary Out, Privatization In?
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo discuss President Donald Trump鈥檚 firing of David Shulkin, the secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Shulkin鈥檚 claim that he was forced out by those who want to privatize VA health care.