The Senate’s Obamacare Repeal Bill Does Exactly What You Think It Would
The new bill makes deep cuts to Medicaid and offers less generous premium subsidies for older people.
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Is the Senate Considering Deeper Cuts to Medicaid?
A wonky change could have big effects on the future of the program.
In Colorado, a Clinic for Refugees Thrives on Medicaid
As the future of health care hangs in the balance, one clinic in Colorado is bucking the perception that Medicaid is costly and ineffective.
Unofficial White House Budget for Health and Biomedical Science Published on HHS Website
If accurate, the document confirms that the White House favors significant cuts to programs and agencies such as Medicaid and the National Institutes of Health.
How States’ Medicaid Policies Expose Poor People to a Deadly Painkiller
Of all the prescriptions doctors wrote for opioid painkillers in 2014, only 1 percent were for methadone. Yet…
Now There’s Proof: Doctors Who Get Company Cash Tend to Prescribe More Brand-Name Medications
The more money doctors receive from drug and medical device companies, the more brand-name drugs they tend to prescribe, a new analysis shows. Even a meal can make a difference.
This Map Helps Explain Texas’ Planned Parenthood Blunder
Contraception use fell and Medicaid births rose after Texas defunded Planned Parenthood.
The Medicaid Coverage Gap Persists
A new report estimates that almost three million low-income Americans are still without health insurance due to the Medicaid coverage gap.
Kids Get Hurt at Residential Schools While States Look on
Some residential programs for kids have settled on better ways to handle children. But the best practices are almost entirely self-imposed.
How One of the Biggest For-Profit Nursing Home Groups Flourishes Despite a Record of Patient Harm
New York's “character-and-competence” reviews are supposed to weed out operators with histories of violations and fines—but regulators don’t always act on the full story.