5 ways Biden plans to reset health care after Trump

January 19, 2021 News

Strengthen the Affordable Care Act. Restore abortion protections. Lower drug prices.

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Ex-Obama official who helped fix botched healthcare.gov rollout to join Biden’s Covid-19 team

January 14, 2021 News

Andy Slavitt, the former acting chief of Medicare and Medicaid under the Obama administration, is expected to join President-elect Joe Biden's Covid-19 team in a senior advisory role, CNN has learned.

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Trump administration strikes parting blow at Medicaid with Tennessee block grant

January 9, 2021 News

Just days before leaving office, the Trump administration took a step toward fulfilling a long-held Republican dream of curbing Medicaid costs and giving states more flexibility to run the program.
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Obamacare sign ups increase for first time under Trump

December 19, 2020 News

More people signed up for Obamacare coverage on the federal exchange during open enrollment this year -- the only increase under the Trump administration, which has long sought to eradicate the landmark health reform law.
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Trump administration says it will withhold $200 million in California Medicaid funding over abortion insurance requirement

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 News

The Trump administration announced two measures on Wednesday seeking to restrict abortion access, including withholding hundreds of millions in federal funding from California, one in a series of parting shots from an outgoing administration that has repeatedly sought to limit the procedure on religious protection grounds.

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Tuesday deadline looms for Obamacare signups

December 14, 2020 News

Americans are flocking to sign up for 2021 health coverage on the Obamacare exchanges, but the window is closing fast. Open enrollment in the 36 states that use the federal exchange, healthcare.gov, ends on Tuesday.
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Supreme Court agrees to consider Medicaid work requirements

December 4, 2020 News

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to review whether the Trump administration can allow states to impose work requirements in their Medicaid programs.
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More people signing up for Obamacare despite its uncertain fate

November 13, 2020 News

More than 818,000 people signed up for Obamacare plans for 2021 in the first week of open enrollment, according to federal data released Thursday evening. This comes despite the uncertain fate of the law.

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John Roberts has heard just about enough of Obamacare for one lifetime

November 11, 2020 News

Chief Justice John Roberts twice saved Obamacare, and he appears ready to uphold it again. But Roberts is growing weary of it all.
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5 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s Obamacare arguments

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 News

The Supreme Court appeared poised to again reject a Republican-backed attempt to kill the Affordable Care Act, based on the justices' tone during two hours of oral arguments Tuesday.

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