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September 21, 2018 at 11:34 am

Groups say Medicare discounts threatened in opioids bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer and health care groups are scrambling to block what they say is a move by the pharmaceutical industry to commandeer must-pass...

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September 16, 2018 at 9:43 pm

Watchdog slams safeguards for foster kids on psych drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of foster children may be getting powerful psychiatric drugs prescribed to them without basic safeguards, says a federal watchdog agency that...

September 7, 2018 at 11:01 am

AP Exclusive: Stable costs may shift ‘Obamacare’ politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — After two years of double-digit premium hikes, millions of people covered under the Affordable Care Act will see only modest increases next...

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September 7, 2018 at 11:01 am

AP Exclusive: Stable costs may shift ‘Obamacare’ politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — After two years of double-digit premium hikes, millions of people covered under the Affordable Care Act will see only modest increases next...

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September 7, 2018 at 12:01 am

Obamacare premiums dip, but 18% increase proposed in Washington state

An analysis found a 3.6 percent average increase in proposed or approved premiums across 47 states and Washington, D.C., for 2019. Insurers in Washington state,...

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September 7, 2018 at 12:00 am

AP Exclusive: Modest premium hikes as ‘Obamacare’ stabilizes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people covered under the Affordable Care Act will see only modest premium increases next year, and some will get price...

August 22, 2018 at 9:40 pm

Report: Trump administration needs to step up on ‘Obamacare’

WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional watchdog said Thursday the Trump administration needs to step up its management of sign-up seasons under former President Barack Obama's...

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The HealthCare.gov website main page. The Trump administration is clearing the way for insurers to sell short-term health plans as a bargain alternative to pricey ?Obamacare? for consumers struggling with high premiums. But the policies don?t have to cover pre-existing conditions and benefits are limited. It?s not certain if that?s going to translate into broad consumer appeal among people who need an individual policy. (HHS via AP WX202 WX202

August 1, 2018 at 4:01 am

Trump’s short-term health plans are cheaper but cover less

The new policies don't have to cover existing medical conditions and they offer limited benefits. That may not translate to broad consumer appeal among people...

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FILE – In this April 4, 2018, file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., responds to a question during a town hall meeting in Jackson, Miss. Sanders? ?Medicare for all? plan would increase government health care spending by $32.6 trillion over 10 years, according to a study by a university-based libertarian policy center. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) WX102 WX102

July 29, 2018 at 9:46 pm

Study projects 'Medicare for all' to cost $32.6 trillion over 10 years

Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for all" plan would increase government health-care spending by $32.6 trillion over 10 years, says a study by a libertarian policy...

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July 25, 2018 at 1:49 pm

Trump’s top Medicare official slams ‘Medicare for All’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's Medicare chief on Wednesday slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders' call for a national health plan, saying "Medicare for All" would...

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