City and state officials, health insurers and advocates are ramping up efforts to reach millions of low-income people at risk of losing their health insurance.
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Medicare Plans Keep Disappearing
Our friends at An Arm and a Leg dig into why Medicare Advantage plans that cover millions of seniors are disappearing from the market.
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Meet the Man Launching Trump’s Medicaid Work Requirements Months Early
Nebraska Medicaid Director Drew Gonshorowski says the state’s data capabilities put it in a strong position to quickly implement the historic changes. Advocates and researchers warn that eligible people may still fall through the cracks.
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States Want to Bring Medicaid Behind Bars. Federal Changes Are Making That Harder.
Funding cuts and program changes required by H.R. 1 are forcing states to rethink bipartisan efforts to bring Medicaid into jails and prisons.
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With Millions Expected to Lose Coverage, States Look for New Ways to Prevent Medical Debt
Economist Neale Mahoney explains the latest research on solutions to medical debt and evaluates policy fixes designed to protect consumers.
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The U.S. Saved $1 Trillion on Health Care. Why Doesn’t It Feel Like It?
New research from leading health economist David Cutler explores what’s behind a historic slowdown in health spending, even as millions of Americans struggle to afford their care.
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Doctors Hated the No Surprises Act. Now Some Are Getting Rich Off of It.
Doctors are winning big paydays from insurers under a law intended to protect patients and rein in high prices.
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New York Braces for Trump’s Big Medicaid Shakeup
The state’s Medicaid director Amir Bassiri shares his plans for blunting the effects of Republican health reforms — starting with work requirements.
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GLP-1s Are Busting Employer Budgets. Some Are Getting Creative to Lower Costs.
From obesity management programs to rebates and apps, employers are experimenting with new approaches to make GLP-1 costs more sustainable.
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‘It Sucks’: Spiking Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses
An employer in Chicago describes how another year of rising premiums forced her to consider dropping her workers’ insurance.