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News Articles: affordable care act

When President-elect Joe Biden takes office, making changes to the U.S. health care system through the executive branch will require painstaking work.

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  • Health

When Biden Takes Office, Undoing Trump's Health Policies Won't Be Easy

Democrats control the new Congress by such a slim margin that passing health laws will be daunting. Instead Biden may have to use executive authority to advance his health care vision.

January 09, 2021
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By:
  • Julie Rovner
Seema Verma, chief administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says the changes in the way Medicaid is funded and regulated in Tennessee "could be a national model moving forward."

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  • Health

Trump Officials Approve Tennessee's Controversial Request To Revamp Medicaid Funding

The plan, long endorsed by conservatives, would give the state broad flexibility in running its health insurance program for the poor, while capping annual federal funding for the program.

January 09, 2021
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By:
  • Phil Galewitz
Jon Ossoff, a Georgia Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, greets a supporter with an elbow bump at a drive-through event to pick up yard signs last month in Alpharetta, Ga. Ossoff is in a runoff with Republican David Perdue, the incumbent, for the U.S. Senate.

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  • Health

In Georgia Runoffs, Dems Are Running Hard On Health Care. Republicans? Not So Much

The two Democratic challengers for the U.S. Senate believe focusing on health care during a pandemic will motivate voters for the Jan. 5 runoff. If both win, their party will control the U.S. Senate.

December 20, 2020
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead
All health plans sold on HealthCare.Gov or one of state insurance exchanges are governed by Affordable Care Act rules. That means they have to provide comprehensive benefits to all applicants, regardless of their health or "preexisting conditions." But short-term plans and many others aren't bound by such restrictions.

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  • Health

Think Your Health Care Costs Are Covered? Beware The 'Junk' Insurance Plan

Whether you're looking for coverage online or through a broker, be sure to note the difference between a comprehensive health plan and a "junk" plan with limited benefits and coverage restrictions.

December 03, 2020
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By:
  • Michelle Andrews
Headaches, lung issues and ongoing, debilitating fatigue are just a few of the symptoms plaguing some "long hauler" COVID-19 patients for months or more after the initial fever and acute symptoms recede.

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  • Health

Hey, COVID-19 Long-Haulers: Take Care In Shopping For Health Insurance

Anyone with lingering effects of COVID-19 should be extra careful in picking a 2021 health plan, specialists say. You now have a "pre-existing condition" that could increase medical expenses in 2021.

December 02, 2020
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By:
  • Julie Appleby
Health care costs — including for things such as an insulin kit, for instance — can be catastrophically high for millions of Americans, even those with health insurance, a study finds.

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  • Health

Despite ACA Coverage Gains, Millions Still Suffer 'Catastrophic' Health Care Costs

The president-elect has vowed to strengthen the Affordable Care Act, which gave millions of Americans health insurance. But many insured people still struggle to pay for health care, research finds.

November 12, 2020
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By:
  • Kristen Kendrick
"One of the greatest gifts is to feel alive while you are alive," Katherine Standefer says. She writes about her experiences living with an implantable cardiac defibrillator in<em> Lightning Flowers.</em>

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  • Health Care

Author Details 'Living With Death' In Her 20s And Scrambling For Life-Saving Care

Katherine Standefer was uninsured and working as a hiking guide when diagnosed with a genetic heart condition. She chronicles her experience with an implanted heart device in Lightning Flowers.

November 10, 2020
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By:
  • Dave Davies
A nurse checks vitals for a Navajo woman, who came to a coronavirus testing center in Arizona, complaining of virus symptoms.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Could COVID-19 Ever Be Considered A Preexisting Condition?

That's a question people are asking as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments for a case on the future of the Affordable Care Act — which guarantees coverage for preexisting conditions.

November 09, 2020
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By:
  • Fran Kritz
Joe Biden rallied supporters Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Wilmington, Del. Though he is now U.S. president-elect, Biden will have to await outcomes of January run-off races in the Senate to know much support he's likely to get there for his health care agenda.

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  • Health

What Biden's Election Means For U.S. Health Care And Public Health

The Trump administration has been marked by a scaled-back federal investment and involvement in U.S. health care. Biden's team has plans to change that — even if Republicans retain Senate control.

November 09, 2020
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Woman holding open enrollment sign

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  • Health Care

Feds Okay Georgia's Second Healthcare Waiver Plan, But Controversies Remain

Federal officials, as expected, have approved Georgia’s waiver request to revamp the state’s health insurance market for people who don’t get job-based or government coverage.

The waiver will create a “reinsurance’’ program that state officials estimate will cut insurance premiums for individual coverage by an average of 10 percent.

November 04, 2020
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By:
  • Andy Miller
People stand in line for early voting at the John F. Kennedy Library on Oct. 27 in Hialeah, Fla.

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  • Health Care

More Than Politics On The Line For Voters With Preexisting Conditions

As many as 130 million Americans have a preexisting health condition. Protections for those patients under the Affordable Care Act have become a campaign issue in races up and down the ballot.

November 02, 2020
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By:
  • Will Stone
President Donald Trump speaks at the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on April 24, 2019 in Atlanta. President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency.

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  • National

Opioid Crisis: Critics Say Trump Fumbled Response To Another Deadly Epidemic

President Trump promised to end America's opioid crisis. On his watch overdose deaths flattened in 2018 then surged again to record levels.

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Brian Mann
President Trump has promised to protect patients with preexisting conditions at campaign rallies, but he has not explained how he plans to do that.

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  • Health

If The ACA Falls, Protecting Preexisting Conditions Could Be Harder Than It Sounds

Though the Trump administration is trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act in court, it's vowed that people with health problems will still be able to get insured. Here's why that could be tricky.

October 27, 2020
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Open enrollment is about to start for those buying private insurance off state or federal exchanges.

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  • Health

The Affordable Care Act's Fate Is In Flux But 2021 Health Plan Prices Are Stable

The Affordable Care Act's future is uncertain and there's no end in sight to the pandemic. But for the 2021 insurance year consumers can expect to see modest increases in prices, if any.

October 21, 2020
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By:
  • Julie Appleby
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, pictured on Sept. 15, said in a statement Saturday that the next president should fill the Supreme Court vacancy.

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  • Elections

Biden Responds To Trump Court Pick: 'Health Care Is On The Ballot'

The Democratic nominee said the winner of the presidential election should select the next nominee. President Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his choice for the Supreme Court on Saturday.

September 27, 2020
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
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