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November 8, 2019 at 1:55 pm

Medicare’s outpatient ‘Part B’ premium going up to $144.60

WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare's "Part B" premium for outpatient care will rise by nearly 7% to $144.60 a month next year, officials said Friday. They...

Business

November 5, 2019 at 9:27 am

White House and Pelosi part ways on relief for drug prices

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Tuesday signaled President Donald Trump's blunt thumbs-down to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan allowing Medicare to negotiate drug...

Business

November 4, 2019 at 1:03 pm

1 in 2 seriously ill Medicare enrollees struggles with bills

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half of seriously ill Medicare enrollees face financial hardships with medical bills, with prescription drug costs the leading problem, according...

Business

November 1, 2019 at 7:54 pm

Warren details $20 trillion funding plan for health care

The Democratic presidential candidate says her proposal would not raise taxes on the middle class, a politically risky effort that pits the goal of universal...

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a Democratic candidate for president, speaks with potential voters while visiting Dos Amigos Burritos in Concord, N.H., Oct. 29, 2019. Escalating the war of words between Wall Street and Warren, Leon Cooperman, a billionaire money manager, denounced her recent tweet encouraging him to “pitch in a bit more” because of his success in life, saying she sounded like “a parent chiding an ungrateful child.” (Elizabeth Frantz/The New York Times) XNYT190 XNYT190

November 1, 2019 at 5:44 am

Warren vows no middle class tax hike for $20T health plan VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren on Friday proposed $20 trillion in federal spending over the next decade to provide health care to every American without...

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October 30, 2019 at 9:15 pm

Stable costs but more uninsured as ‘Obamacare’ sign-ups open

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans are going without health insurance, and stable premiums plus greater choice next year under the Obama health law aren't likely...

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October 22, 2019 at 6:00 am

More choices and stable premiums for ‘Obamacare’ next year

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers will have more health insurance choices next year under the much-debated Obama health care law and premiums will dip slightly for...

Business

October 17, 2019 at 12:42 pm

Pelosi moves on drug prices despite falling-out with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is plowing ahead with her bill to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices despite a breakdown in...

Business

October 16, 2019 at 3:19 pm

Warren, candidate with the answers, dodges tax hike question

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren is rising to the top of the Democratic pack with ambitious promises to reshape the political and economic system. But...

Business

October 15, 2019 at 9:24 pm

Study: ‘Medicare for All’ not only way to universal coverage VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health care memo to Democrats: There's more than one way to get to coverage for all. A study out Wednesday finds that...