4 main tenets of the GOP’s ACA replacement plan
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) House Republicans gathered Thursday to discuss a policy memo detailing their ACA replacement
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Medicaid
Dealing with Medicaid Expansion
One option under consideration is to freeze new enrollment in the 31 states that expanded the program, while increasing certain
Read MoreJudge Upends Effort To Limit Charity Funding For Kidney Patients’ Insurance
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Every night, Jason Early attaches a catheter in his chest to a machine
Read MoreNew Federal Rules Will Require Home Health Agencies To Do Much More For Patients
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Home health agencies will be required to become more responsive to patients and
Read MorePaul Ryan: 3 updates on ACA repeal, replace
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Despite President Donald Trump’s latest projection that an ACA replacement may take a
Read MoreIndiana, Pence’s Home State, Seeks Federal OK To Keep Medicaid Expansion
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) As Congress weighs repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the home state of
Read MoreCMS releases Medicaid spending report: 10 things to know
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Federal and state Medicaid spending increased by an estimated 4.3 percent to $575.9
Read MoreCalifornia Fines Kaiser Permanente $2.5 Million Over Missing Medicaid Data
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) California officials have fined health care giant Kaiser Permanente
Read MoreCBO releases annual budget outlook: 7 healthcare takeaways
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Congressional Budget Office released its annual budget outlook this week, which shows
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know About Block Grants — The Heart of GOP’s Medicaid Plans
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) President Donald Trump’s administration made explicit this weekend its commitment to an old
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