Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants

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President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without…

Trump Won’t Force Medicaid to Cover GLP-1s for Obesity. A Few States Are Doing It Anyway.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — When Page Campbell’s doctor recommended she try an injectable prescription drug called Wegovy to lose weight before…

How the Trump Administration Aims To Slash Health Care Spending

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Health care has proved a vulnerable target for the firehose of cuts and policy changes President Donald Trump ordered in…

Trump’s DOJ Accuses Medicare Advantage Insurers of Paying ‘Kickbacks’ for Primo Customers

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When people call large insurance brokerages seeking free assistance in choosing Medicare Advantage plans, they’re often offered assurances such as…

In Bustling NYC Federal Building, HHS Offices Are Eerily Quiet

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NEW YORK — On a recent visit to Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, some floors in the mammoth office building…

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: GOP Poised To Cut Billions in Health Benefits

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The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host…

Newsom’s Pitch as He Seeks To Pare Down Immigrant Health Care: ‘We Have To Adjust’

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday proposed that California roll back health care for immigrants without legal status,…

The GOP’s Trying Again To Cut Medicaid. It’s Only Gotten Harder Since 2017.

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It has been nearly eight years since Sen. John McCain’s middle-of-the-night thumbs-down vote torpedoed Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable…

Luego de prometer atención médica universal, el gobernador de California debe reconsiderar la cobertura para inmigrantes

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SACRAMENTO, California — El gobernador Gavin Newsom no esperaba enfrentarse a otra crisis sanitaria. En marzo, mientras el presidente Donald…

After Promising Universal Health Care, California Governor Must Reconsider Immigrant Coverage

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom didn’t expect to be reckoning with another health care crisis. In March, as President…