California Borrows $3.4 Billion for Medicaid Overrun as Congress Eyes Steep Cuts

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California’s Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund — and will likely need even more —…

Can House Republicans Cut $880 Billion Without Slashing Medicaid? It’s Likely Impossible.

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The prospect of deep Medicaid cuts has become a flashpoint in Congress, with leaders of both parties accusing their counterparts…

In Trump’s Team, Supplement Fans Find Kindred Spirits in Search of Better Health

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President Donald Trump’s health officials want you to take your vitamins. Mehmet Oz, the nominee to lead the Centers for…

Cómo afectarían a los consumidores los cambios al Obamacare propuestos por Trump

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La administración Trump publicó el lunes 10 de marzo su primer conjunto importante de cambios propuestos a la Ley de…

Para pacientes, padres y cuidadores, los recortes a Medicaid son una afrenta personal

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TUSTIN, California — Cynthia Williams está furiosa con los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos que están…

An Arm and a Leg: Medical-Debt Watchdog Gets Sidelined by the New Administration

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The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken major steps to help people with medical debt in its nearly 14-year…

Sent Home To Heal, Patients Avoid Wait for Rehab Home Beds

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After a patch of ice sent Marc Durocher hurtling to the ground, and doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center repaired…

Some CT Scans Deliver Too Much Radiation, Researchers Say. Regulators Want To Know More.

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Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the…

Thought Inflation Was Bad? Health Insurance Premiums Are Rising Even Faster

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Kirk Vartan pays more than $2,000 a month for a high-deductible health insurance plan from Blue Shield on Covered California,…

Nursing Homes and the AMA, Once Medicaid Defenders, Hang Back as GOP Mulls Big Cuts

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When congressional Republicans in 2017 pushed to repeal the Affordable Care Act and slash Medicaid, dozens of physician groups, patient…