Newsom Backs Universal Healthcare for Undocumented Immigrants

California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who is running for governor, said in an interview released Tuesday that he would like to see the state pay for universal healthcare for all illegal immigrants.

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90% of Americans Use Digital Health Tools, Survey Shows

Likewise, while not everyone is jumping at the idea of wearables, those who use them report progress meeting personal health goals. The chief reasons people use wearables are to track physical activity, lose weight, improve sleep and manage stress.

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A Texas Lawsuit Being Heard This Week Could Mean Life Or Death For The ACA

Wednesday is looking like yet another pivotal day in the life-or-death saga that has marked the history of the Affordable Care Act.

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Insurers Profit from Medicare Advantage’s Incentive to Add Coding that Boosts Reimbursement

Health insurers have perfected a way to wring billions more in revenue from the Medicare program by combing patient medical charts for additional diagnosis codes to submit to the federal government for payment. 

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Health Exchange Head Says Heller Bill Gives Illusion of Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions

A Republican Senate bill that seeks to bolster protections for patients with pre-existing conditions falls short of current law, said Nevada’s health insurance exchange leader.

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GOP Senators Introduce Bill to Preserve ObamaCare’s Pre-Existing Conditions Protections

Ten GOP senators this week introduced legislation that they say would protect ObamaCare provisions for people with pre-existing conditions.

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With More Than $20B on the Line, Insurers Push for Another Health Insurance Tax Delay

Health insurers and a coalition of business associations are ramping up efforts to repeal the health insurance tax, a provision of the Affordable Care Act that will cost insurers $14.3 billion in 2018.

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CDC: Uninsured Rates Hold Steady After One Year Of Trump

The uninsured rate in the first three months of 2018 held steady compared to the same time frame last year, according to new numbers released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

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Washington’s Fall Agenda: Pre-Existing Conditions Fight Takes Center Stage in Midterms

Health care is one of the issues taking center stage in this November’s midterm elections as Democrats press Republicans on preserving protections for pre-existing conditions under ObamaCare. But there is also plenty of unfinished work for Congress and the administration this fall, from passing opioid legislation to tackling drug costs.

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Google, Amazon, Microsoft and others have a long road ahead in healthcare

As tech giants start to forge paths into healthcare, they stand to put pressure on established healthcare IT firms to open up their systems and adopt data standards.

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