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Medicare & Medicaid

News articles in this section include actions by federal regulators like the CMS and HHS, as well as information on Medicare and state Medicaid coverage and benefits.

Drugmakers, Worried About Losing Pricing Power, Are Lobbying Hard

Worried drugmakers are stepping up efforts to blunt proposals in Washington that they view as some of the most serious threats to their pricing power in recent years.

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Warren Comes Under New Pressure Over Medicare for All and Higher Taxes

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is coming under increasing pressure from her 2020 rivals to spell out how she’d pay for her “Medicare for All” proposal.

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Pharma Companies Admit to Sharing ‘Sensitive’ Info to Keep Prices High

As U.S. officials press a massive case for alleged generic drug price fixing, authorities in the U.K. have unearthed an example of rivals working a little too closely with each other.

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States Flubbed the Rollout of Their Health Insurance Exchanges. Now, They’re Ready to Try Again

The launch of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) was marred by the performance of the newly created state health insurance marketplaces.

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi Unveils Plan To Lower Prescription Drug Costs

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., unveiled her long-anticipated plan to lower the cost of prescription drugs on Thursday. It is a priority shared by President Trump, fueling a glimmer of hope that there is a deal to be had on the issue ahead of the 2020 elections.

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Share of Americans With Health Insurance Declined in 2018

The drop, despite a strong economy, was the first since 2009 and at least partly caused by efforts to weaken the Affordable Care Act.

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Poll: Most Democrats Prefer a Presidential Candidate Who Wants to Build on the Affordable Care Act

53% of Public View the ACA Favorably as Democratic Support for the 2010 Law Reaches All-Time High Poll Also Finds Strong Bipartisan Support for Surprise Billing Legislation

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Pelosi Energizes Battle to Lower Drug Prices

Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s draft plan to allow the federal government to negotiate the price of hundreds of drugs will add new urgency to Washington’s effort to fight rising prescription costs.

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Despite Repeated Calls For Unity, Democrats Throw Debate Punches On Health Plans

Unity was in the air on Thursday, as a trimmed-down cast of 10 Democratic presidential candidates met on the debate stage again and nodded to the stakes: the possibility of another four years of President Donald Trump.

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Number of Uninsured Jumps for First Time Since 2009

The number of people in the U.S. without health insurance jumped by 2 million from 2017 to a total of 27.5 million in 2018, according to census data release Tuesday. It’s the first time the census survey reported an increase in those without insurance since 2009, before ObamaCare took effect and vastly expanded coverage.

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