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June 13, 2018 at 9:59 pm

Experts: Protections on pre-existing conditions at risk

Experts say legal protections on pre-existing medical conditions for millions of people with employer health coverage could be in jeopardy

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June 13, 2018 at 4:12 pm

Worker protections seen at risk in Trump health care shift

Legal and insurance experts say worker protections at risk in Trump's latest move against 'Obamacare'

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June 8, 2018 at 9:30 pm

Justice Department move on health law has risks for GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's decision to stop defending in court the Obama health law's popular protections for consumers with pre-existing conditions could prove...

June 8, 2018 at 12:08 am

Justice Department takes aim at heart of health law, won't defend it in court

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's decision to stop defending in court the Obama health law's popular protections for consumers with pre-existing conditions could prove...

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FILE – In this Jan. 11, 2013 file photo, the Social Security Administration’s main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. Medicare?s financial problems have gotten worse, and Social Security?s can?t be ignored forever. The government?s annual assessment is a sobering checkup on programs vital to the middle class. The report from program trustees says Medicare will become insolvent in 2026, three years earlier than previously forecast. The report says Social Security will become insolvent in 2034, no change from the projection last year.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) WX111 WX111

June 5, 2018 at 11:16 am

Trustees report warns Medicare finances worsening

Medicare's financial problems have gotten worse, and Social Security's can't be ignored forever, the government said Tuesday in an annual assessment that amounts to a...

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June 3, 2018 at 9:57 pm

Feds: Skimping can’t save seniors from rising med cost

WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare recipients filled fewer prescriptions for pricey brand-name drugs — but spent more on such meds anyway, says a government report released...

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In this May 22, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at the Susan B. Anthony List 11th Annual Campaign for Life Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington. Step by step, the Trump administration is methodically remaking government policy on reproductive health _ potentially limiting access to birth control and abortion and bolstering abstinence-only sex education. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WX103 WX103

May 30, 2018 at 10:31 am

Trump remaking federal policy on women’s reproductive health

Social and religious conservatives praise the administration for promoting "a culture of life." Women's-rights activists and some medical experts see a dangerous shift that could...

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May 21, 2018 at 9:09 pm

US clings to health coverage gains despite political drama

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans kept up their health insurance last year despite President Donald Trump's all-out push to dismantle the Obama-era coverage expansion. That's the...

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May 17, 2018 at 9:22 pm

Trump thrusts abortion fight into crucial midterm elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration acted Friday to bar taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions, energizing its conservative political base ahead...

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May 17, 2018 at 7:30 pm

Rule would take US funds from clinics discussing abortion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will resurrect a Reagan-era rule that would ban federally-funded family planning clinics from discussing abortion with women, or sharing...