With Medicaid poised for potential cuts from Republicans in Washington, Dan Tsai reflects on what he’s learned running Medicaid for the Biden administration — and his hopes and concerns for the program’s future.
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Trump Forced Hospitals and Insurers to Reveal Their Prices. What Happened?
President Trump is revisiting one of the signature health policies of his first administration: making health care prices public. It hasn’t gone smoothly. Now Trump is calling for new rules and more public prices to deliver on his goal of a more competitive — less costly — health care market.
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Everyone’s Mad at Health Insurers, But ‘There’s Plenty of Blame to Go Around’
The murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has put health insurance companies in the spotlight. But insurers are just one piece of America’s broken and expensive health care system.
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How Did Picking a Medicare Plan Get So Hard?
Medicare’s open enrollment season presents a challenging choice for its 67 million beneficiaries: selecting a new plan.
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What the Election Could Mean for Obamacare
One of the nation’s leading experts on the Affordable Care Act breaks down its track record the stakes the historic law faces in the lead-up to the election.
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Why Employers Are Turning to Primary Care as Health Care Costs Soar
Some companies are cutting out insurers and bringing clinics to the office to address rising health care costs.
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How One Company Gamified Health Insurance
One organization turns to a game to get employees to debate and decide together what health care they value.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy Wrestles with a $500 Billion Health Care Problem
Tradeoffs talks with Sen. Bill Cassidy about a new bipartisan effort to improve care for some of the country’s poorest, sickest patients.
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Can Washington Make Medicare and Medicaid Work Better Together?
Poor, sick Americans are stuck in a Medicare-Medicaid maze. Is a fix in sight?
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5 Ways America’s Courts Could Change Health Care in 2024
Key court decisions in 2024 about prescription drug prices, abortion bans, gender-affirming care and the Affordable Care Act could change the way health care is delivered in America.