Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduces the Medicare for All Act of 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2019.

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Bernie Sanders took his terrible ‘Medicare for all’ idea and made it a disaster

Sally Pipes · April 11, 2019 7:29 pm

A display from The Satanic Temple-Chicago has been placed in the Statehouse rotunda at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. It joins the Nativity scene to mark the Christmas season and the Menorah to mark Hanukkah.

2020 independent Howard Schultz steps up attack on ‘far-left, out-of-touch’ Bernie Sanders

Paul Bedard · April 11, 2019 11:13 am

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduces the Medicare for All Act of 2019.

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Bernie says Blue Shield will be relegated to nose jobs; insurance doesn’t cover optional cosmetic surgery

Tiana Lowe Doescher · April 10, 2019 7:16 pm

Justice Department appeals decision on Medicaid work requirements

Kimberly Leonard · April 10, 2019 7:06 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, to unveil Medicare for All legislation to reform healthcare.

No new senators sign onto Bernie Sanders’ expanded Medicare for All Act

Kimberly Leonard · April 10, 2019 3:00 pm

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway is interviewed on television outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019.

Kellyanne Conway: ‘Medicare for all’ bill is healthcare equivalent of Green New Deal

Dominick Mastrangelo · April 10, 2019 2:58 pm

Idaho to scale back voter-approved Medicaid expansion with a work requirement

Kimberly Leonard · April 9, 2019 9:15 pm

In this Oct. 31, 2018 photo, the HealthCare.gov website is photographed in Washington.

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The Trump administration apparently thinks it can compete with Silicon Valley

Charles Sauer · April 9, 2019 8:11 pm

"Our ability to withstand these losses is dependent on our achieving anticipated synergies in the Humana acquisition," Aetna's Mark Bertolini wrote. (AP Photo)

Ending AIDS for good

Kimberly Leonard · April 5, 2019 12:00 am

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

Republican governor seeks for Alaska to be first state to get Medicaid as a block grant

Kimberly Leonard · April 4, 2019 1:21 pm

Gov. Janet Mills arrives in the House Chamber to attend Chief Justice Leigh Saufley's state of the judiciary address to the Legislature, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at the State House in Augusta, Maine.

After a year-and-a-half of hurdles, Trump administration approves Maine Medicaid expansion

Kimberly Leonard · April 3, 2019 9:10 pm

FILE - In this May 18, 2017 file photo, the Healthcare.gov website is seen on a laptop computer, in Washington. The Trump administration came in looking to dismantle Barack Obamaâs health care law, but the Affordable Care Act survived. Now the administration is on the line to deliver a smooth finale to sign-up season, with a crush of customers expected this week. Friday, Dec. 15 is the last day for procrastinators to enroll for subsidized private coverage in 39 states served by HealthCare.gov.

Nebraska officials delay voter-approved Obamacare Medicaid expansion

Cassidy Morrison · April 1, 2019 9:21 pm