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The Democratic Debate Over Medicare For All And Middle Class Taxes, Explained
On the debate stage in Detroit, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders were at the center of a heated fight over Medicare for All. But the question here is about costs, not just taxes.
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Dialysis Firm Cancels $524,600.17 Medical Bill After Journalists Investigate
This week, NPR profiled a Montana man who was billed nearly half a million dollars for 14 weeks of dialysis, after being caught in a dispute between insurer and the dialysis provider. Now he owes $0.
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Missouri Firm With Silicon Valley Ties Faces Medicare Billing Scrutiny
A federal audit and a whistleblower lawsuit allege Medicare Advantage plans from the St. Louis-based Essence Group Holdings Corporation have significantly overcharged taxpayers.
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Radical or Incremental? What’s Really In Joe Biden’s Health Plan
The Biden plan released this week is an update of the Affordable Care Act with controversial differences. Among them: a "public option" that covers abortion, and subsidized premiums for more people.
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Lawmakers, Advocates Push To Extend Medicare’s Coverage Of Kidney Transplant Drugs
People under 65 who get kidney transplants can only rely on Medicare to cover three years of post-transplant treatment. There's a new call to extend coverage for meds that keep the organ functioning.
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Records Show Medicare Advantage Plans Overbill Taxpayers By Billions Annually
The federal government wants to deploy several new tools for catching insurers that have overcharged Medicare $30 billion in last three years alone. But the insurance industry is balking.
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Young Undocumented Californians Cheer Promise Of Health Benefits
In January, California expects to enroll 138,000 undocumented, low-income residents under age 26 in the state's version of Medicaid. But young adults say their parents need health care coverage, too.
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The Affordable Care Act Is Back In Court: 5 Facts You Need To Know
The ACA is again being put to the test, after a lower court judge ruled the massive health law unconstitutional. The case might yet ricochet back to the Supreme Court ahead of the 2020 election.
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