Beneficiaries might see higher out-of-pocket costs if drugs are moved from one part of Medicare to another.
Month: June 2018
Health advocates sense momentum on Medicaid expansion
Virginia's expansion of Medicaid this week is giving hope to advocates in other states.After Virginia overcame years of Republican opposition to pass the expansion under ObamaCare, supporters are giving renewed att...
Rob Reiner and “The Mooch” debate Trump’s lies
Actor Rob Reiner and former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci join Ari Melber to discuss Trump’s campaign promises and his record in office. Reiner presses Scaramucci on Obamacare and reports Trump has made over 3000 false or...
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Enough people are taking the HIV-prevention drug to finally lower infection rates around the world
Six years after the Food and Drug Administration approved a revolutionary HIV prevention pill known as PrEP, public health officials in select US cities have finally begun to conclude that it is likely taking a bite out of local HIV infection rates.
PrEP, short for pre-exposure prophylaxis, is akin to a birth control...
Democrats with activist energy push Virginia Medicaid expansion
Virginia State Delegate Danica Roem talks with Rachel Maddow about the political and activist momentum that pushed Virginia to a bipartisan passage of the long blocked Medicaid expansion that was part of the platform of many newly elected Democrats.
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Virginia Democrats make good on promise of more health care
Rachel Maddow reports on a Democratic wave in Virginia that came to office promising Medicaid expansion after years of Republican obstruction and delivered on that promise this week.
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