When will Americans feel the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act?

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The House moved Friday to pass a sweeping climate and health care bill, delivering a long-awaited legislative win to President Biden's desk for his signature. 

The White House is preparing to deploy officials across the country to promote the historic action on climate change and lowering prescription drug costs contained in the bill, pitching it as a solution to ease the pain of consumers grappling with high inflation. 

However, while some of the provisions wil...

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House approves sweeping climate, tax, health care package

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House Democrats passed their sweeping tax, climate and health care bill on Friday, sending the $740 billion legislation to President Biden’s desk and securing a significant victory for Democrats less than three months before the midterm elections.

The bill, titled the Inflation Reduction Act, passed the House in a 220-207, party-line vote. Four Republicans did not vote, while every Democrat voted in support.

House passage came four days after the Senate approved the ...

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Here’s what’s in the Inflation Reduction Act, the sweeping bill impacting health, climate and taxes

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The House on Friday afternoon is expected to approve the Inflation Reduction Act, sending a top Democratic legislative priority to the White House in a significant victory for President Biden.

The includes measures to address energy and climate as well as major changes to the tax code and to health care.

Here's a look at what is included in the bill:

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The Hill’s Morning Report — Garland to judge: Release Trump search warrant

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Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday said the government made the unusual decision to ask a court to unseal information about the government’s Monday search of former President Trump’s Florida residence because of intense public interest in the Justice Department’s reported seizure of sensitive materials Trump had removed from the White House. 

Overnight, Trump called for the “immediate” public release of the government’s warrant and rec...

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NotedDC — Garland puts ball in Trump’s court

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Attorney General Merrick Garland is attempting to shift pressure to former President Trump while defending the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago this week.

Garland announced Thursday that the Justice Department had asked a federal court to unseal the contents of the search warrant authorizing the FBI raid at Trump's Florida estate earlier this week.

In announcing the move, Garland responded to growing pressure to disclose ...

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Saving the Veterans Administration means adequately staffing it

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When members of the U.S. Senate announced they would block confirmation of a nine-member commission that would have closed dozens of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities across the country, it was a huge win for veterans, military families and our country. Lawmakers saw through the guise that closures would help “modernize” the VA and halted a pernicious privatization effort. 

Now it’s time to make the investments necessary to truly modernize the VA, sta...

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Expanding health insurance for adults also increased coverage for children

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Story at a glance
  • A 2008 experiment conducted in Oregon showed that more eligible children are enrolled in Medicaid once adults in their household also enroll.
  • The study was conducted prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act, which gave states the option to expand eligibility for Medicaid coverage.
  • Although more children were covered in the short-term thanks to the experiment, many remained uninsured, and e...

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Three takeaways on what the Inflation Reduction Act means for health care

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Story at a glance
  • On Sunday, the Senate passed a broad bundle of bills called the Inflation Reduction Act.  
  • The package included legislation to combat climate change, address taxes and health care.
  • If passed, the legislation would allow Medicare to cap the price of prescription drugs at $2,000 a year and extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.  

The Inflation Reduction Act is now on...

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Addressing what’s wrong with the fee-for-service system in health care

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The Inflation Reduction Act passed by the Senate over the weekend includes the largest national investments in health care since passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. Drug price reform and insurance subsidies will make health care more affordable and more accessible to millions of people.

While voters should rejoice, the deal simply is more of a band-aid (and a very good one) than a cure. There are still gaping holes in the American health care system that frustrate us e...

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Texas lawsuit aims to gut birth control and HIV medication coverage from health insurance plans

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  • A lawsuit from Texas is trying to change the way the Affordable Care Act (ACA) forces health insurers to cover certain preventative care services. 
  • It specifically takes issue with health plans paying for birth control, HIV medication and testing for sexually transmitted diseases. 
  • If the lawsuit prevails, millions of Americans could risk access to countless free medical services, i...

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