On Wednesday, White House physician Ronny L. Jackson revealed the results of President Donald Trump’s physical exam. His very high LDL cholesterol level, despite a prescription for a cholesterol-lowering drug, and a reported weight that put him one pound shy of being obese for his height, caused outside experts to show concern for the president’s health.
Jackson instead lauded Trump’s eyesight, cognitive abilities, and heart function, praising Trump’s genes.<...
Month: January 2018
CHIP isn’t the only health program Congress has failed to fund
It’s been 110 days since Congress failed to refinance the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that insures nine million kids nationwide. And the same is true for community health centers, which provide health care services to 27 million patients nationwide.
As members of Congress continue to wrangle over legislative details ahead of the potential government shutdown, federally-qualified health clinics, CHIP kids, and Dreamers are all caught in the middle; although...
The safety net in Republican states is about to get skimpier
KENTUCKY, a poor, rural state nostalgic for coal, has never been quite sure of its politics. For three years it was the darling of Obamacare. Governor Steve Beshear, a rare Appalachian Democrat, complied with the reform by creating a statewide health-insurance exchange and expanding Medicaid (governmen...
: When States Add Paperwork, Even Eligible People Lose Medicaid
Kentucky’s new Medicaid waiver will ask low-income people to jump over hurdles to keep their coverage. Evidence suggests that many will fail.
The Health 202: Some Republicans blame Medicaid for opioid epidemic
There's a hearing on the subject today on Capitol Hill.
Home Care Agencies Often Wrongly Deny Medicare Help To The Chronically Ill
Home health firms sometimes turn away Medicare beneficiaries who have chronic health problems by incorrectly claiming Medicare won't pay their for their services, say advocates for patients.
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The Republicans had Obamacare. The Democrats have net neutrality.
The Senate's move to undo the FCC's repeal is likely part of a bigger strategy.
Economic Scene: Making Medicaid a Tool for Moral Education May Let Some Die
There is a precedent for letting states impose work requirements on the poor for medical coverage. It bodes ill for public health.
HHS goal under Trump: rolling back Obamacare
Controversy over private planes at times overshadowed changes to Obamacare.
Private health insurance sector calls for increase to Medicare levy surcharge
Private Healthcare Australia says surcharge not a strong enough incentive given rising premiums
High-income earners should be penalised at a higher rate through the Medicare levy surcharge for failing to take out private health insurance, the insurance sector says.
Single people who earn more than $90,000 and families earning more than $180,000 pay an extra 1%-1.5% levy if they do not have private health cover, with the levy tiered according to income.
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