Democrat Warren Outlines Three-Year Path to ‘Medicare for All’

White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Friday outlined how she would implement “Medicare for All” during her first term, including new legislation in her first 100 days that would give all Americans the option to enroll in the government health insurance plan.

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Same As It Ever Was: Worker Health Benefits Costs Rise Again

In the ever-shifting world of company-provided health insurance, here’s a constant: It keeps getting more expensive. Workers may learn that their doctor will no longer be covered or they might have to pay a higher deductible before most coverage begins. Meanwhile, the employer paying most of the insurance bill faces the same big concern every year: The cost will probably rise higher than wages and inflation.

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Azar Says Trump Wants More Aggressive International Drug-Pricing Demo

At the president's urging, HHS is working on a more aggressive approach to tying payment for physician-administered drugs in Medicare to foreign drug prices, HHS Secretary Alex Azar said Wednesday.

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Dialysis Patients Panic As Financial ‘Life Raft’ Becomes Unmoored

Russell Desmond received a letter a few weeks ago from the American Kidney Fund that he said felt like “a smack on the face.”

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Does Gavin Newsom Have the Answer to Democrats’ Health Care Fights?

A year and a half ago, Gavin Newsom was in the same place as Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, running in a tough Democratic primary and vowing “it’s about time” for a single-payer health care system while dismissing his critics as “can’t-do Democrats” who refuse to think big.

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More Nevadans Signing Up On State’s Health Insurance Exchange

More than 22,500 Nevadans have signed up for health insurance on the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange, up 40 percent over the same period last year, data released Wednesday by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shows.

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