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Hospitals Nationally Hit Hard By Medicare’s Safety Penalties
Seven states saw a third or more of their hospitals punished under the federal heath law's campaign against hospital-acquired conditions. Critics accuse some unscathed hospitals of gaming the system.
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Can Home Health Visits Help Keep People Out Of The ER?
Washington, D.C., is experimenting with providing home visits and telemedicine to people on Medicaid, with the goal of making it less likely they'll end up in the emergency room.
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Can Home Health Visits Help Keep People Out Of The ER?
Washington, D.C., is experimenting with providing home visits and telemedicine to people on Medicaid, with the goal of making it less likely they'll end up in the emergency room.
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Robust Health Insurance Sign-Ups Surprise Supporters And Opponents
Despite an enrollment period that was half as long, nearly 9 million people have signed up for Affordable Care Act insurance for 2018 so far, about the same as last year.
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McConnell Ready To ‘Move On’ From Obamacare Repeal, Others In GOP Say Not So Fast
With an even slimmer GOP majority in the Senate in 2018, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn't see much of a point in repeating health care efforts that failed this year.
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A Single Vote Has Flipped Control Of Virginia’s House Of Delegates
That one vote means that Republicans will have to share control of the state's lower house with Democrats for the first time in 17 years. Democrats say they'll use the victory to expand Medicaid.
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Weighing The Impact Of Repealing The Health Insurance Mandate
The tax bill being considered by Congress includes a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate. Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News talks to guest host Ray Suarez about how that could affect the health insurance market.
Consumers Hunting For Health Insurance Find High Prices — And Some Great Deals
Shop around. That's the advice of health insurance navigators for people seeking health policies on the Affordable Care Act's state and federal exchanges. Premiums have climbed but so have subsidies.
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