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National ad targets Republicans on 'sneaky repeal' of ObamaCare in tax plan

{$inline_image} National ad targets Republicans on 'sneaky repeal' of ObamaCare in tax plan A new national ad is slamming Republicans for including a “sneaky repeal” of ObamaCare in tax-reform legislation. In the ad, pro-ObamaCare group Save My Care urges voters to call their members and ask them to vote “no” on tax reform. “… Source: HealthCare

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Study finds less coverage loss from repealing ObamaCare mandate

{$inline_image} Study finds less coverage loss from repealing ObamaCare mandate A new report from Standard & Poor’s predicts less savings and coverage loss from repealing ObamaCare’s individual mandate compared to the most commonly-used estimate.The study from S&P finds that repealing the mandate, as Senate Republicans… Source: HealthCare

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Murkowski signals she can support tax bill — if Alexander-Murray is part of package

{$inline_image} Murkowski signals she can support tax bill — if Alexander-Murray is part of package Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is signaling she can support the repeal of ObamaCare’s mandate in the Senate tax bill if Congress also passes a bill to stabilize individual health insurance markets.“I think that there is a path and I think the path… Source: HealthCare

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Report: Nearly 30 million uninsured in first half of 2017

{$inline_image} Report: Nearly 30 million uninsured in first half of 2017 About 9 percent of the U.S. population were uninsured in the first six months of 2017, according to new numbers released Friday. From January to July of this year, 28.8 million people were uninsured, according to the National Center for Health… Source: HealthCare

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Arizona Supreme Court upholds state's Medicaid expansion

{$inline_image} Arizona Supreme Court upholds state's Medicaid expansion The Arizona Supreme Court on Friday upheld a critical component to keeping the state’s Medicaid expansion and preventing the number of people in the state’s Medicaid program from dipping.The high court unanimously ruled that a hospital… Source: HealthCare

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Trump met Senate Republicans on ObamaCare fix

{$inline_image} Trump met Senate Republicans on ObamaCare fix A group of Republican senators met with President Trump at the White House on Thursday to push him to support a bipartisan ObamaCare fix, according to a Senate GOP aide. The meeting with the president, which was first reported&… Source: HealthCare

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Murkowski: ObamaCare fix not a precondition for tax vote

{$inline_image} Murkowski: ObamaCare fix not a precondition for tax vote Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Friday that passing a bipartisan ObamaCare bill is not necessarily a precondition for her to support a tax bill that repeals ObamaCare’s individual mandate.The statement posted on Murkowski’s Facebook page… Source: HealthCare

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Poll: 60 percent to blame Trump, GOP for ObamaCare problems

{$inline_image} Poll: 60 percent to blame Trump, GOP for ObamaCare problems Americans will largely blame the Trump administration if fewer people sign up for health insurance this year, according to a new poll.The Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that over 60 percent of respondents believe the Trump administration and… Source: HealthCare

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Overnight Health Care: Mandate repeal sparks fears of premium hikes | HHS nominee to get Senate hearing this month | Trump officials eye work requirements for Medicaid recipients

Overnight Health Care: Mandate repeal sparks fears of premium hikes | HHS nominee to get Senate hearing this month | Trump officials eye work requirements for Medicaid recipients The move by Senate Republicans to repeal ObamaCare’s individual mandate could plunge insurance markets into uncertainty, leading to premium hikes or insurers dropping out of the market, experts say.”Repeal of the…

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Tax cuts in Senate bill would evaporate in a decade: JCT

{$inline_image} Tax cuts in Senate bill would evaporate in a decade: JCT Tax cuts for individuals in the Senate’s latest tax plan would disappear by 2027, according to an analysis by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), with some even seeing a tax increase.While taxpayers would see their tax bills drop by 7.4… Source: HealthCare

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House Energy and Commerce nudges HHS to secure supply chain security

{$inline_image} House Energy and Commerce nudges HHS to secure supply chain security A House committee is asking the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to secure the cybersecurity of medical devices by shoring up supply chains.House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) sent a letter on behalf of the… Source: HealthCare

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Family leave tax credit added to latest GOP tax bill

{$inline_image} Family leave tax credit added to latest GOP tax bill Republicans have added a tax credit to a modified version of the Senate tax bill, which aims to incentivize businesses to offer paid family and medical leave. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) included in his “modified mark… Source: HealthCare

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HHS nominee Azar to get Senate hearing Nov. 29

{$inline_image} HHS nominee Azar to get Senate hearing Nov. 29 The Senate Health Committee will hold a hearing Nov. 29 on the nomination of Alex Azar by President Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).On Monday, Trump tapped Azar to take over the post Tom Price vacated, after details… Source: HealthCare

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Signs of progress, challenges in fighting Alzheimer's

{$inline_image} Signs of progress, challenges in fighting Alzheimer's Despite high-profile failures of potential treatments for Alzheimer’s, experts say increased visibility and progress on the underlying causes of the disease are signs of hope. With a new case of the brain-debilitating disorder developing every… Source: HealthCare

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Trump officials eye work requirements for Medicaid recipients

{$inline_image} Trump officials eye work requirements for Medicaid recipients The Trump administration plans to do something no other administration has done before — allow states to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients. In the coming months, the Trump administration could approve waivers allowing eight states… Source: HealthCare

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Mandate repeal sparks fears of premium hikes

{$inline_image} Mandate repeal sparks fears of premium hikes The move by Senate Republicans to repeal ObamaCare’s individual mandate could plunge insurance markets into uncertainty, leading to premium hikes or insurers dropping out of the market, experts say.The mandate requires most people to either have… Source: HealthCare

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Key GOP senator: ObamaCare payments likely to be included in funding bill

{$inline_image} Key GOP senator: ObamaCare payments likely to be included in funding bill Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said Wednesday that the Senate will likely include key ObamaCare payments in an end-of-year spending bill.”I think that’s likely to happen,” Cornyn, the second-ranking Senate Republican, told reporters when asked… Source: HealthCare