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The CHIP funding cliff could cost thousands of kids their health insurance

by Sean McHenry
Oct 6, 2017
CHIP helped insure 9 million children, and its funding expired last month. What happens next depends on where you live.
University of Miami Pediatrician, Dr. Gwen Wurm, does a checkup on Christina Brownlee, 5, at the University of Miami Pediatric clinic October 3, 2007 in Miami, Florida.
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Three global ideas that could make U.S. health care better

by Sean McHenry
Jul 7, 2017
If you could have any part of another country's health care system, what would it be?
An ambulance arrives at the Accident and Emergency department of the Bristol Royal Infirmary in Bristol, England.
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How budget cuts to Medicaid affect schools

by Reema Khrais
Jul 3, 2017
The program has been at the center of the fight over health care, and one little-noticed target would be schools.
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What it's like to run a small health care business

by Eliza Mills
Jun 30, 2017
The economics of small hospitals are more complex than you'd think.
Patients at Totally Kids Sun Valley live in the sub-acute hospital so that they can receive 24/7 care. All are dependent on either feeding tubes, breathing machines, dialysis or some combination of these treatments to stay alive. 
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In Ohio's opioid crisis, Medicaid cutbacks could be disastrous

by Lizzie O'Leary
Jun 30, 2017
At the epicenter of the opioid crisis, a Medicaid rollback could be terrible for Ohioans
Activists and family members of loved ones who died in the opioid/heroin epidemic take part in a "Fed Up!" rally at Capitol Hill on Sept. 18, 2016, in Washington, D.C.
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CBO says millions would lose coverage under the Senate health care bill

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 26, 2017
So what's next?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (C) talks to reporters with (L-R) Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Sen. John Barrosso (R-WY) and Sen. John Thune (R-SD).
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Will the Senate's new GOP health care bill ultimately lead to better services?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 23, 2017
Some people may end up not seeking treatment.
Peter Yanez, who is insured under a policy from the Affordable Care Act, has blood drawn by Linda Williams, a medical assistant, at a Planned Parenthood health center in Miami, Florida.
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Republican Arkansas looks to cut its once-expanded Medicaid rolls

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 22, 2017
With the future of the Affordable Care Act uncertain, some states anticipate greater reductions by Congress.
Eddie Pannell is the retiring executive director at Harmony Health Clinic. He thinks many patients who left the free clinic after the passage of the Affordable Care Act will return if Congress cuts Medicaid.
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Trump budget gives states more power, less money to manage safety net for poor

by Adam Allington
May 23, 2017
President Trump’s first major budget proposal will cut away at the safety net for the millions who live at or below the poverty line. The budget being released today proposes mammoth cuts to Medicaid as well as revamping anti-poverty programs. States will have more power to set spending priorities, but have much less to spend. […]
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Is it fair to ask people to work for government benefits?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 22, 2017
The Trump administration will reveal a major budget proposal tomorrow. It is widely expected to include massive cuts to Medicaid – $800 billion worth over 10 years. States would also get more flexibility to impose work requirements, meaning people who receive government assistance – including Medicaid – would be required to work.  Is that a good […]
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