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Policy and Legislation

By Henry Powderly | 10:01 am | January 12, 2017
Bill sets up reconciliation process so Republicans can get their bills through Congress with a simple majority vote.
By Susan Morse | 02:46 pm | January 11, 2017
Trump did not give specifics on what the new healthcare law would include.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:16 am | January 11, 2017
Healthcare law expanded Medicaid to tens of thousands of previously uninsured patients, providing new revenue streams for rural hospitals.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:45 am | January 11, 2017
About 6.5 million Americans paid an average penalty of $470 for not having health insurance in 2015.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:21 am | January 11, 2017
Elements of the law remain widely popular, including coverage for pre-existing conditions, benefits caps, young adults on parents' plan until age 26.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 01:22 pm | January 10, 2017
While doctors need to know their systems, vendors need to make sure they have the education to do that, experts say.
By Susan Morse | 12:56 pm | January 10, 2017
Repeal and delay of the ACA would create, "unprecedented uncertainties," says Aviva Aron-Dine, senior counselor to the secretary of Health and Human Services.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:26 am | January 10, 2017
Giving Medicare authority to negotiate drug prices is the best way to keep those spiraling costs under control for the program's recipients.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:00 am | January 10, 2017
In states that embraced the health law, centers saw fewer uninsured, more revenue, further extended their reach.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:15 am | January 09, 2017
Disbelief and anxiety over the estate recovery program are widely shared among Medi-Cal enrollees and their families.