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Biden’s Health Play In A COVID-19 Economy: Lower Medicare’s Eligibility Age To 60
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden proposes letting 60-year-olds enroll in Medicare. He'd pay for the expansion out of general tax revenue, he says, not the Medicare fund.
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Medicare For All Coronavirus Patients? But Who Exactly Qualifies?
The Trump administration decided against opening special window for Affordable Care Act sign ups. "It's like they're twisting themselves into pretzels to avoid anything" Obamacare, said one.
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FACT CHECK: Money-To-Hospitals Plan To Treat Coronavirus Patients Could Face Problems
Instead of reopening health care exchanges for those who don't qualify for Medicaid and don't have employer-based insurance, Trump is proposing paying hospitals directly. But it might not be enough.
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Seattle-Area Nursing Home Linked to Dozens Of Coronavirus Deaths Faces $600,000 Fine
Life Care Center of Kirkland was told by federal authorities it would be assessed fines of $13,585 per day from Feb. 12 through March 27. The nursing home is linked to at least 37 COVID-19 deaths.
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Coronavirus Forces Ballot Measure Campaigns To Shut Down Amid Health Fears
Efforts to raise taxes, change redistricting rules and legalize gaming machines have all fallen victim to social distancing rules to make it nearly impossible to collect signatures.
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To Stop The Pandemic, Seema Verma Is ‘Getting Rid Of A Lot Of Regulations’
As head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Verma says she's working to ease safety rules and lighten licensing requirements, to expand the number of hospital beds and health workers.
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Pelosi To Bring Coronavirus Bill To House Floor Thursday
The House planned a vote on legislation that includes paid sick leave, nutrition aid and assistance for states, including unemployment and Medicaid costs.
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U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Blocking States’ Medicaid Work Requirements
A three-judge panel found the Trump administration failed to analyze whether such requirements "would promote the primary objective of Medicaid — to furnish medical assistance," as required by law.
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