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Biden highlighted Medicare and Medicaid expansion, lower drug prices, and abortion access in his State of the Union. Here's a look at his healthcare record.
In his State of the Union address, Biden touted his accomplishments for Medicare and Medicaid expan…
Allie Kelly
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Texas moms can now get an additional 10 months of Medicaid after giving birth
A bill in Texas aims to lower the maternal mortality rate in the state by supporting new mothers.
Allie Kelly
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Black Americans in the South carry the largest share of medical debt. Advocates say Medicaid expansion can help.
Black Americans in the South hold an average of $532 in medical debt. Advocates say that's because …
DeArbea Walker
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COVID-19 will devastate Mississippi's African-American community
Rather than addressing the state's long-standing racial and economy inequities, its leaders are dra…
W. Ralph Eubanks
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Trump 'exploded' after ex-GOP congressman said he would oppose Obamacare repeal legislation: book
"In my largely rural district, many people worked low-wage jobs and benefited from the program," Hu…
John L. Dorman,Brent D. Griff…
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108,000 people with medical debt are getting $212 million in relief, thanks to help from Stacey Abrams
The Fair Fight Political Action Committee, led by Abrams, donated over $1 million last month to wip…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden releases slimmed-down $1.75 trillion spending framework, cutting social-benefits plan by over half
The sum is far less than many Democrats wanted to spend to provide new social benefits for American…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Ayelet S…
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I live in a rural, poorer part of America where the ER frequently won't accept patients. The $3.5 trillion reconciliation package is finally giving me hope that this broken system can be fixed.
There is one small hospital near me, and even before the pandemic, it was regularly at capacity. Ru…
Bobbi Dempsey
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Biden's trying to expand abortion access through Medicaid, but even blue states aren't using the plan before midterm elections
President Biden encouraged states to use Medicaid to expand abortion access. But two months in, no …
Jacob Zinkula,Jason Lalljee
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Progressive challenger Cori Bush defeats 10-term incumbent Lacy Clay and voters approve Medicaid expansion in Missouri
The activist, nurse, and pastor Cori Bush defeated Clay in a stunning upset. The Clay family has re…
Oma Seddiq
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Meet a Wisconsin mom waiting on nearly $6,000 the IRS owes from her 2020 return and child tax credits: 'The worst thing about this is that there's no communication'
Without a tax return, Rachel Cannistraro, hasn't received the monthly checks for parents that start…
Juliana Kaplan
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BARCLAYS: These health insurers stand to profit the most from Medicaid expansion after Democrats' big election win
That'll be good news for health insurance companies that specialize in Medicaid, according to a Bar…
Charlotte Hu
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3 cash-strapped states are making deep cuts to Medicaid as coronavirus devastates their budgets — and millions of jobless people lack health insurance
States are scaling back their Medicaid spending as demand for the health insurance program grows wi…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Maine's governor is trying to block the state's Medicaid expansion the day after voters overwhelmingly supported it
"Credit agencies are predicting that this fiscally irresponsible Medicaid expansion will be ruinous…
Bob Bryan
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The Murray-Ryan Budget Deal Is A Setback For The Medicaid Expansion
In states that didn't expand their Medicaid programs, hospitals would still not receive compensatio…
Danny Vinik
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The Trump administration wants to make people get jobs in exchange for Medicaid - but GOP-led states are starting to resist
Vice President Mike Pence and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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You Can't Resist The Medicaid Expansion - Another Republican Governor Wants In
Some Republican officials, like Gov. Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.), have been smart enough to understand thi…
Josh Barro
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The coronavirus pandemic will almost certainly cause a permanent expansion of America's social safety net
"This is not a great time for the FDA," Mike Tanner, a senior fellow specializing in poverty, healt…
Anthony L. Fisher
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'Everything is in jeopardy' for children who count on Medicaid, and that's turning their parents into activists
Right now, Mia attends a school that has a mix of children with disabilities and those who are othe…
Lydia Ramsey
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Medicaid enrollment didn't grow in 2018 for the first time in a decade - and it's thanks to the booming US economy
Medicaid is designed to help low-income Americans get access to healthcare, though the exact thresh…