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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.

CMS: 2020 Medicare Advantage Rates Lowest Since 2007 As Supplemental Benefits Take Hold

Premiums for Medicare Advantage plans are expected to decline next year by 14% compared with 2019 as plans aim to offer more choices, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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The Trump Administration Considered Defending the ACA in Court

The Trump administration is taking major political heat for opposing Obamacare in a high-stakes legal challenge, which a federal appeals court could rule on any day now.

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New Round of Medicare Readmission Penalties Hits 2,583 Hospitals

Medicare cut payments to 2,583 hospitals Tuesday, continuing the Affordable Care Act’s eight-year campaign to financially pressure hospitals into reducing the number of patients who return for a second stay within a month.

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KHN Files Lawsuit To Force Feds To Disclose Medicare Advantage Audits

Kaiser Health News is suing the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to release dozens of audits that the agency says reveal hundreds of millions of dollars in overcharges by Medicare Advantage health plans.

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Poll: Voters Back Medicare Expansion, Keeping Private Insurance

The majority of voters in a new poll supports a health care plan that would expand a public option but maintain the private insurance industry.

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25 Californians Charged With $150M in Health Care Fraud

Twenty-five Southern California doctors and others are accused of billing Medicare and other health plans for $150 million in fraudulent charges.

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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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