Enlarge this image The number of children in the United States without health insurance jumped to 3.9 million in 2017 from about…
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Obamacare Sign-Ups Lag As Trump Slashes Funds For Enrollment Help
by Phil Galewitz November 28, 2018Enlarge this image Affordable Care Act navigator Nini Hadwen (right) helped Jorge Hernandez (left) and Marta Aguirre find a plan on the…
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Republican Gun Store Owner And Legislator Campaigns For Medicaid Expansion In Idaho
by Phil Galewitz October 23, 2018Enlarge this image State Rep. Christy Perry, who co-owns a gun store in Boise, Idaho, is helping lead a campaign to persuade…
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Foster Parents Often Struggle To Find Doctors To Treat The Kids In Their Care
by Phil Galewitz August 22, 2018Enlarge this image “We would not be able to foster without Medicaid,” says Sherri Croom of Tallahassee, Fla. Croom and her husband,…
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Hospitals Battle For Control Over Fast-Growing Heart-Valve Procedure
by Phil Galewitz August 17, 2018Enlarge this image Michael Vigil, an oil contractor from Douglas, Wyo., traveled 250 miles to Denver to have his aortic valve replaced…
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Trump Administration To Overhaul A Program Designed To Save Medicare Money
by Phil Galewitz August 10, 2018Enlarge this image Changes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could affect how some hospitals operate. David Sacks/Getty Images hide…
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Indiana Adds Work Requirement To Medicaid, Will Block Coverage If Paperwork Is Late
by Phil Galewitz February 2, 2018Enlarge this image Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced federal approval for changes to Indiana’s Medicaid program Friday in Indianapolis.…
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Indiana’s Brand Of Medicaid Drops 25,000 People For Failure To Pay Premiums
by Phil Galewitz February 1, 2018Enlarge this image Then-Gov. Mike Pence announced in 2015 that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services had approved Indiana’s waiver to…