What is going to happen to the Affordable Care Act?

October 31, 2020 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Donald Trump, health, healthcare, News, obamacare, repeal and replace, Republican

There’s a new Supreme Court justice, Election Day is less than a week away, and the Affordable Care Act’s constitutionality is set to be argued before the high court in two weeks. If you’re wondering about what this all means for the future of Obamacare, you’re not alone.
What happens to Obamacare if the Supreme Court decides against the ACA? What happens if Joe Biden wins the election? Or if Donald Trump remains in office? American healthcare coverage could be significantl...

[World Report] US election 2020: the future of the Affordable Care Act

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 News

President Donald Trump pledges to replace the Affordable Care Act while his Democratic opponent Joe Biden offers detailed proposals to improve it. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.

[Correspondence] The effect of Medicare for All on rural hospitals

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 News

Alison Galvani and colleagues1 robustly modelled the effect of the Medicare for All Act on US national health expenditures and outcomes. Spending on hospital care and physician or clinical services accounts for 53% of total spending. Their model assumes that Medicare rates are uniformly 22% lower than are private-payer rates and that, by switching all fees to Medicare rates, overall reimbursements will be 6% lower for hospitals and 7% lower for physicians.

[Correspondence] The effect of Medicare for All on rural hospitals – Authors’ reply

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 News

The USA's rural hospitals are a lifeline for the communities that they serve, as evidenced by the catastrophic effects of their closures. Subsequent to the closure of a rural hospital, mortality rises by 5·9% among residents of the service area.1

Fact check: Will private insurance be required to cover a Covid vaccine if Obamacare is overturned?

October 30, 2020 News

On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced rules for insurers to cover the cost of administering a Covid-19 vaccine when one is approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

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Melania Trump misleads on Trump’s health care record in joint campaign stop

October 29, 2020 News

First lady Melania Trump pitched President Donald Trump as a tireless warrior for health care at a rally on Thursday, claiming that health care for every citizen is his priority, even though his administration has worked to dismantle the Affordable Care Act since he took office.
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Trump repeats claim ‘Covid, Covid, Covid’ dominates news to undermine his campaign – live

October 28, 2020 Donald Trump, News, US news, US politics

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How losing Obamacare could cost you and your family

October 27, 2020 News

Health law's impacts are so pervasive, nearly every American could be affected if it were struck down by Supreme Court.

A Chance to Expand Medicaid Rallies Democrats in North Carolina

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Health Insurance and Managed Care, medicaid, News, Politics and Government

The legislature in this battleground state could flip to Democratic control, a prospect that is bringing out lower-income voters who stayed home in 2016.

Trump administration set to announce Medicare and Medicaid will cover Covid vaccine

October 27, 2020 News

The Trump administration is set to announce as early as this week that Medicare and Medicaid will cover out-of-pocket costs for a potential coronavirus vaccine that is granted emergency use authorization, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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