Tobacco Tax Battle Could Torch Montana Medicaid Expansion
A ballot initiative in Montana would tax cigarettes $2 a pack to help pay for the stateâs Medicaid expansion. But the tobacco industry has spent more than $17 million fighting the effort.
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Quick: Whatâs The Difference Between Medicare-For-All And Single-Payer?
As politicians across the country toss about such health care catchphrases, sometimes interchangeably, many voters say theyâre âjust confused.â
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Ad Check: What Happens If California Limits Dialysis Center Profits?
Both sides in the contentious and expensive battle over Californiaâs Proposition 8 are cherry-picking the facts ahead of Tuesdayâs vote as dialysis companies spend record amounts to persuade voters through ads.
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The Electionâs Impact On Health Care: Some Bellwether Races To Watch
A number of health issues â from preexisting conditions to Medicaid expansion to changes to Medicare â could be at stake when voters head to the polls Tuesday.
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Podcast: KHNâs âWhat The Health?â Open Enrollment And A Midterm Preview
In this episode of KHNâs âWhat the Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Joanne Kenen of Politico discuss the start of open enrollment for individual health insurance plans for 2019 and preview what next weekâs midterm elections might mean for health policy. Plus, Barbara Feder Ostrov of KHN and California Healthline talks to Julie about the latest NPR-KHN âBill of the Monthâ feature.
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In Swing Districts, Republicans May Pay For Having Tried To Reverse The Health Law
Though Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) counts himself a moderate, many of his voters heading to the polls are furious about how he aided his partyâs efforts to dismantle Obamacare.
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Republicansâ Drive To Tighten Immigration Overlooks Need For Doctors
Many areas in the U.S. depend on foreign doctors, but bitter political arguments over immigration have sown concerns about limited opportunities for these physicians.
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2018 ELECTIONS
GOPâs Latest Campaign Punch On Health Care Relies On Classic Hook: Medicare
Republicans seek to turn the tables on charges that they are undermining preexisting conditions, so theyâre hammering the plans championed by some Democrats to expand Medicare.
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In California, Novel Initiatives Test Citiesâ Power â And Will â To Tame Health Costs
Union-backed initiatives in Palo Alto and Livermore, Calif., aim to cap charges by hospitals and doctors, seeking to build on national furor over rising medical bills. The measures arise in health care markets that are among the most expensive in the nation.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
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Readers And Tweeters: Are Millennials Killing The Primary Care Doctor?
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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Gun Store Owner Marshals Voters To Expand Medicaid In Idaho
Idaho is one of four conservative states where voters next month will determine whether to buck the GOPâs resistance to the Affordable Care Act and implement or renew its expansion of Medicaid to adults.
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Podcast: KHNâs âWhat The Health?â Trump, GOP Fight Back On Health Care
In this episode of KHNâs âWhat the Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Ollstein of Politico discuss a flurry of proposals from the Trump administration on prices Medicare pays for drugs and the Affordable Care Act.
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2018 Elections
States Explore Paths To Pay Their Share For Medicaid Expansion â 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 â creating, in many red states, a significant political challenge.
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Gavin Newsom Is Bullish On Single-Payer â Except When Heâs Not
The front-runner in the California governorâs race, known for his political audacity, has officially endorsed the controversial move to create one public insurance program for all Californians. Yet he also faces formidable challenges, and liberal critics fear heâll retreat.
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Fixing Obamacareâs âFamily Glitchâ Hinges On Outcome Of November Elections
This gap in the 2010 health law means health insurance remains unaffordable for millions of Americans. For now, relief is hard to come by.
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News Analysis
Politicians Hop Aboard ‘Medicare-For-All’ Train, Destination Unknown
Candidates are charging toward midterm elections on a platform of single-payer and universal coverage rhetoric. Yet âMedicare-for-allâ and single-payer mean different things to different people.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
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Podcast: KHNâs âWhat The Health?â Republicansâ Preexisting Political Problem
In this episode of KHNâs âWhat the Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Joanne Kenen of Politico discuss how protections for people with preexisting conditions have become a top issue in the elections, Trump administration efforts to make prescription drug prices more public and the start of Medicareâs annual open-enrollment period. Plus, Rovner interviews California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
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Childrenâs Hospitals Again Cry For Help From Voters. But Are They Really Hurting?
Californiaâs 13 childrenâs hospitals are asking voters in November to approve $1.5 billion in bonds to help them pay for construction and equipment, the third such measure in 14 years. Some health care experts and election analysts believe the repeated financial requests arenât justified.