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Rise in health uninsured may be linked to immigrants’ fears
When the Census Bureau reported an increase in the number of people without health insurance in America, it sent political partisans reaching for talking points on the Obama-era health law and its travails. But the new numbers suggest that fears of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown may be a more significant factor in the slippage. […]
Rise in health uninsured may be linked to immigrants’ fears
When the Census Bureau reported an increase in the number of people without health insurance in America, it sent political partisans reaching for talking points on the Obama-era health law and its travails. But the new numbers suggest that fears of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown may be a more significant factor in the slippage. […]
Legal disputes stalling new Louisiana Medicaid contracts
Plans to shift more than 500,000 Louisiana Medicaid patients to new health plans by January will remain stalled, with Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration unable to negotiate contracts with four managed care companies while legal disputes continue. Louisiana’s chief procurement officer Paula Tregre denied the Department of Health’s request to move ahead with new multibillion-dol[...]
Legal disputes stalling new Louisiana Medicaid contracts
Plans to shift more than 500,000 Louisiana Medicaid patients to new health plans by January will remain stalled, with Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration unable to negotiate contracts with four managed care companies while legal disputes continue. Louisiana’s chief procurement officer Paula Tregre denied the Department of Health’s request to move ahead with new multibillion-dol[...]
Health care comes in focus, this time as risk for Democrats
Democratic presidential candidates are split over eliminating employer-provided health insurance under “Medicare for All.” The risk is that history has shown voters are wary of disruptions to job-based insurance, the mainstay of coverage for Americans over three generations. Those divisions were on display in the two Democratic debates this week, with Sens. Bernie Sanders and […[...]
Health care comes in focus, this time as risk for Democrats
Democratic presidential candidates are split over eliminating employer-provided health insurance under “Medicare for All.” The risk is that history has shown voters are wary of disruptions to job-based insurance, the mainstay of coverage for Americans over three generations. Those divisions were on display in the two Democratic debates this week, with Sens. Bernie Sanders and […[...]
Biden aggressively defends health law known as ‘Obamacare’
Joe Biden is taking an aggressive approach to defending the Affordable Care Act, challenging not just President Donald Trump but also some of his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination who want to replace the current insurance system with a fully government-run model. The former vice president will spend much of the coming week talking […]
Biden aggressively defends health law known as ‘Obamacare’
Joe Biden is taking an aggressive approach to defending the Affordable Care Act, challenging not just President Donald Trump but also some of his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination who want to replace the current insurance system with a fully government-run model. The former vice president will spend much of the coming week talking […]
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