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Kamala Harris Sets Up Debate Showdown on Health Care With New Plan (New York Times)
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First Came Kidney Failure. Then There Was The $540,842 Bill For Dialysis (KASU)
Several days after NPR published and aired the following story, Fresenius Medical Care, one of the two largest dialysis providers in the U.S., agreed to waive its $524,600.17 charge.
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Complaints Against Faith-Based Health Share Ministry Sent to FBI (Houston Chronicle)
The Texas Attorney General’s Office will be in court Friday asking for a temporary restraining order against Aliera Healthcare to bar it from signing up any new members in the state and preserving all money collected from Texas customers during the course of its ongoing lawsuit against the company.
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California Takes Obamacare to a New Level as the Law’s Fate Looms (Governing)
The state is restoring the individual mandate and making an unprecedented effort to help the middle class afford health insurance.
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Government Ramps Up Effort to Curb Surprise Medical Bills
The Makmale family’s February school break ski vacation turned into a nightmare when 11-year-old Hannah fell on the slopes and fractured her pelvis, hip, and lower back. Hannah was airlifted from a hospital near the ski mountain to a trauma center that the ER doctors said could better handle her injuries.
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Buyer Beware: When Religion, Politics, Health Care and Money Collide
When David Martinez switched jobs, he was suddenly without health insurance for the first time in his life. For months, the businessman searched for an affordable plan until a broker steered him to a Georgia company promising comprehensive coverage for about one-third of the cost of other plans.
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AHIP19: Insurers Acknowledge Heightened Cost Pressures (Healthcare Dive)
The nation’s insurance industry faces another pivotal chapter as it confronts mounting consumer frustration over costs and scrutiny from lawmakers — not to mention calls for “Medicare for All” from many 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls.
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EDITORIAL: State Should Move to Operate Health Care Exchange (PA Observer-Reporter)
The old saw has it that nothing is certain in life except death and taxes, but supporters of the Affordable Care Act have reason to feel increasingly confident about its durability.
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A Trio of Trump Rules Will Remake U.S. Health Insurance Markets (Bloomberg)
President Donald Trump’s attempt to transform American health insurance is almost complete.
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Florida Company Sued Over Sales of Skimpy Health Plans (New York Times)
One Ohio resident paid $240 a month for health insurance that she later learned didn’t cover her knee replacement. Saddled with $48,000 in medical bills, she decided not to get the other knee replaced.
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