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By Julie Rovner If there’s anything congressional Republicans want to do more than “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act it’s defund Planned Parenthood, which ...
Read More »New health care law could entirely depend on Planned Parenthood
Congressional Budget Office says 23 million will lose health care under GOP plan
The new health care bill passed last month by the House would decrease the number of insured Americans by 23 million over 10 years if ...
Read More »Trump extends deadline for states to meet Medicaid standards
By Phil Galewitz The Trump administration has given states three extra years to carry out plans for helping elderly and disabled people receive Medicaid services ...
Read More »Health care bill opposed by doctors and hospitals gets through the House
By Phil Galewitz The AARP called the health bill that House Republicans narrowly approved Thursday “deeply flawed” because it would weaken Medicare and lead to higher ...
Read More »Conservatives Want To Dump Mandatory Health Benefits They Say No One Uses, Like Maternity Care
By Julie Rovner As House Republicans try to find common cause on a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, they may be ...
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