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Insurers May Notch Bigger Profits From Fewer Customers In 鈥楾rumpcare鈥
As Congress and the White House try to strike a bargain on an Obamacare repeal plan, the insurance industry likes what it鈥檚 seeing.
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Popular Guarantee For Young Adults鈥 Coverage May Be Health Law鈥檚 Achilles’ Heel
Republicans and Democrats don鈥檛 agree on much these days, but both parties want to keep the health law鈥檚 provision to allow adults to stay on their parents鈥 plan until age 26. But that could be hurting the marketplace鈥檚 insurance pools.
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Late Move To Dump 鈥楨ssential鈥 Benefits Could Strand Chronically Ill
Republicans seek lower cost and more choice for health insurance sold to individuals, but cutting coverage standards could leave fewer comprehensive plans, analysts say.
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In Deep-Blue State, Millions in Reddish Heartland Are Counting On Medicaid
The prospect of cutbacks has led to agitation and activism in California's largely agricultural Central Valley, with relatively high poverty rates and a significant number of Trump voters.
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How Millennials Win And Lose Under The GOP Health Bill
The cost of insurance could go down for people ages 26 to 29 under the GOP plan. But will they buy it without a mandate?
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A Fact Check Finds Many Misleading Letters From Lawmakers On Health Care
Four news organizations read through letters sent by 51 senators and 134 members of the House dealing with the health care debate.
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A Young Man With Parkinson’s Frets Over The Affordability Of GOP Health Plan
Ford Inbody has a degenerative disease and is carefully watching the GOP replacement health care bill. Though it covers preexisting conditions, it could still mean he'll get less care for more money.
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House Republicans Recycle Controversial 2003 Bill To Boost Small-Business Insurance
The legislation, passed by the House, would allow nationwide 鈥渁ssociation health plans.鈥 But consumer advocates have raised serious concerns about such options in the past.
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I Do … Take You To Be My Lawfully Covered Health Care Dependent
They are in love. They also are worried about the uncertainty of the health law. So, they have a modest wedding during a blizzard so she can get his job-based insurance as soon as possible.
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GOP Bill’s Unheralded Changes In Rules Could Undermine Health Of Neediest
Lesser-known provisions in the Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act would push some Medicaid enrollees out of coverage and cause financial pain for others.
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A Health Reporter Walks Into Reagan National Airport …
Half-believing he could be free for just one night from covering Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, writer Phil Galewitz instead experiences eerie close encounters of the senatorial kind.
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Health Exchange Enrollment Misses Obama Administration鈥檚 Goal, But Stays Steady
Federal officials said 12.2 million people signed up for plans this year on the health law鈥檚 marketplaces, down slightly from 2016.
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Treating Cancer: Hope Vs. Hype
Sticker Shock Forces Thousands Of Cancer Patients To Skip Drugs, Skimp On Treatment
A growing number of patients fail to fill prescriptions because the cost of cancer drugs is too high.
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Americans Not Sold On Cost And Coverage Claims In GOP鈥檚 Health Bill
Nearly half of the people in this month鈥檚 Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll believe the Republican legislation will increase the number of uninsured Americans and increase coverage costs.
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Families To Pay Price If Maternity Care Coverage Is Cut By GOP
Before the health law, buying an individual policy that included coverage for pregnancy and labor was extremely difficult.
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Deciphering CBO’s Estimates On The GOP Health Bill
The federal government鈥檚 budget experts estimate that the Republican plan would reduce the deficit but dramatically drive up the number of uninsured.
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GOP Health Plan Could Be Bitter Pill For California鈥檚 Obamacare Exchange
Critics say the proposed changes could poison one of the nation鈥檚 healthiest marketplaces, driving up premiums and drawing in only the sickest patients. Republicans and industry analysts call those concerns overblown.
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To Save On Drug Costs, Insurer Wants To Steer You To ‘Preferred’ Pharmacies
Blue Shield of California is hoping to steer consumers to "preferred" pharmacies where drugs are cheaper and copays lower.
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Five Ways The GOP Health Bill Would Reverse Course From The ACA
From Medicaid funding to paying for over-the-counter drugs, the legislation offered by House Republicans offers a far different pathway to coverage than Obamacare.
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Cancer Rates Dropped During The Recession. That鈥檚 Not Necessarily A Good Thing.
Researchers believe Californians, many of whom lost health coverage, delayed doctor visits that could have led to earlier detection. Now, with people seeking medical care under the Affordable Care Act, some experts expect to see an increase in late-stage cancers.