Trump's latest budget would slash the major source of public funds for mental health treatment, the Medicaid program serving more than 70 million low-income and disabled people
Month: February 2018
New Health Secretary Faces First Test as Idaho Skirts Federal Law
Alex M. Azar II, the health secretary, told Congress he would scrutinize Idaho’s plan to allow sale of insurance that does not comply with the Affordable Care Act.
GOP negotiators meet on ObamaCare market fix
Top Republican negotiators on a bill to stabilize ObamaCare markets met on Thursday to discuss a way to bridge the gap between House and Senate measures.GOP Sens. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) and Susan Collins (Maine) m...
Va. Republican opens door to Medicaid expansion
A legislator from a rural district in Virginia on Thursday became the first Republican in the state to explicitly call for Medicaid expansion under ObamaCare.The support of Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Scott), chairman of...
The Health 202: Alex Azar’s first big test: Will he enforce Obamacare?
Idaho presents the new HHS secretary's first big test.
Canadians cut food and heating to afford prescription drugs, report finds
- Nearly one million Canadians sacrificed groceries and heating
- The only developed country with no universal drug plan
Nearly one million Canadians sacrificed food and heating last year in order to afford prescription drugs, according to a new report.
Despite having a universal health care system, Canada remains the only developed country in the world with no universal drug plan. It also has the second-highest drug prices in the industrialized world.
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An Idaho insurance company is skirting Obamacare law. Will the Trump administration stop it?
Blue Cross of Idaho submitted five health plans to Idaho insurance regulators on Tuesday that do not comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to local reports. The move has serious repercussions on people’s health care — and if the Trump administration allows the state to bypass the federal health law, other states could soon do the same.
If approved, Blue Cross of Idaho will begin selling plans in March that charge people with pre-existing conditions and old...
Save My Care: ‘Block Gov. Otter’s Attack on Health Care’ | Campaign 2018
Save My Care, a group that supports the Affordable Care Act, is airing an ad to pressure Idaho to only allow health insurers to sell plans that comply with ACA regulations.
Manchin hit with first attack ad
A Republican super PAC launched its first attack ad against West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday, targeting the vulnerable Democrat for his votes against ObamaCare repeal and the GOP tax-cut bill....
House GOP discussing repeal of ObamaCare employer mandate
House Republicans are in discussions about repealing or delaying ObamaCare's employer mandate to offer health insurance, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said Tuesday.Brady told reporte...