In Arkansas, Thousands Of People Have Lost Medicaid Coverage Over New Work Rule

February 18, 2019 News

The state now requires many of its Medicaid beneficiaries to work, go to school or volunteer in order to keep their health insurance. But more than 18,000 have come off the rolls.
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Sherrod Brown pushes for Medicare buy-in proposal in place of ‘Medicare for all’

February 17, 2019 News

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) on Sunday called for expanding Medicare to people who are 50 years and older rather than pushing for "Medicare for all," a popular option for many potential Democratic 2020 nominees.Brow...

Brown defends Medicare buy-in proposal: ‘Medicare for all will take a while’

February 17, 2019February 17, 2019 News

Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown warned Sunday that an effort to establish "Medicare for all" would be protracted and difficult, breaking from other prospective presidential candidates. ...

Speeches, speculation and snowstorms: Here’s the weekly roundup on the 2020 field

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 News, politics

Fractures have emerged among Democrats on Medicare-for-all and the "Green New Deal."

Democratic-controlled House can intervene in Obamacare lawsuit, judge says

February 14, 2019February 15, 2019 News

The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives will be allowed to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit that threatens to bring down the Affordable Care Act, a federal judge ruled Thursday. ...

Democrats seek cosponsors for new ‘Medicare for all’ bill

February 14, 2019 News

Two progressive lawmakers are circulating a letter to their Democratic colleagues asking for cosponsors for a Medicare for all bill as they prepare to introduce it.Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Debbie Dingell...

Utah voters chose Medicaid expansion. Republican politicians decided they knew better.

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 News

Earlier this week, the Utah legislature passed a measure that would restrict the state's ability to accept Medicaid expansion money from the federal government under the Affordable Care Act -- a move that essentially undid a ballot initiative -- Proposition 3 -- approved by voters last November.
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Free clinics: The little-known safety net of US healthcare

February 14, 2019 News

"Without us, people would have to quit their job to get poor enough to be on Medicaid."

The Health 202: Jayapal to roll out sweeping Medicare-for-All bill by month’s end

February 14, 2019 News

But cracks among Democrats are already appearing.

Democrats roll out Medicare buy-in proposal

February 13, 2019February 14, 2019 News

Highlighting the divide facing Democrats in expanding health insurance coverage via Medicare, a group of lawmakers Wednesday reintroduced bills that would allow Americans to buy into the program at age 50 -- rather than giving everyone access.
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