Across the South, Rural Health Care Has Become ‘Trendy.’ Medicaid Expansion Has Not.
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Across the South, Rural Health Care Has Become ‘Trendy.’ Medicaid Expansion Has Not.

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WALHALLA, S.C. — Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a small primary care clinic run by Clemson University draws patients from across the region. Many are Hispanic and uninsured, and some are willing to travel from other counties, bypassing closer health care providers, just to be seen by Michelle Deem, the clinic’s

Trump’s Medicaid freeze, Starbucks’ vibe shift, and Costco’s DEI defense: Business news roundup
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Trump’s Medicaid freeze, Starbucks’ vibe shift, and Costco’s DEI defense: Business news roundup

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Image: Catherine McQueen (Getty Images), kickers (Getty Images), Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu (Getty Images), Bloomberg / Contributor (Getty Images), Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP (Getty Images), James Leynse (Getty Images), Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg (Getty Images), David Paul Morris/Bloomberg (Getty Images), Montinique Monroe (Getty Images) Hospital hallway corridor lined with medical equipment. Image: Catherine McQueen (Getty Images) President Donald Trump’s move

“Blatant attempt to rip away health insurance”: Medicaid system suspended nationwide, senator says
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“Blatant attempt to rip away health insurance”: Medicaid system suspended nationwide, senator says

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Senator Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, speaks during a Senate Finance hearing to examine lowering health care costs for Americans, focusing on the Inflation Reduction Act, on Capitol Hill on September 17, 2024. (Valerie Plesch for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Update: A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s freeze of

Competition Remains Elusive in Private Insurance Market
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Competition Remains Elusive in Private Insurance Market

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Competition among US private insurance companies has generally declined since 2011 in large-group, small-group, and individual markets, a government report found. However, the trend has slowed or even reversed in some states over the past few years. Meanwhile, an American Medical Association (AMA) analysis warns that “the vast majority of health insurance markets remain stubbornly

Covered California Hits Record Enrollment, but Key Subsidies in Jeopardy
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Covered California Hits Record Enrollment, but Key Subsidies in Jeopardy

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Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, has hit a record 1.8 million enrollees and the number could climb higher ahead of a Jan. 31 open enrollment deadline, due in large part to enhanced subsidies that have made plans more affordable. But the state’s progress in extending health coverage to all residents could come to

Trump’s Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block
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Trump’s Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block

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Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low. Donald Trump’s return to the White House — along with a GOP-controlled Senate and House of Representatives — is expected to change that. Republicans in Washington say they plan to use funding cuts and regulatory changes

The most important questions to ask when picking a health care plan
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The most important questions to ask when picking a health care plan

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Selecting a health insurance plan in the US is a little like going through a maze, or solving an impossibly difficult crossword puzzle. It can be a morass of hard-to-figure-out terms — HMO, PPO, deductible, premium, coinsurance — and plans. Under another Donald Trump presidency, understanding Affordable Care Act insurance plans may get even more

New year, new health benefits? Here’s how to keep your out-of-pocket costs down.

New year, new health benefits? Here’s how to keep your out-of-pocket costs down.

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For better or worse, most of what you already know about health insurance isn’t changing next year. The good news is that you won’t need to relearn the basics if your plan is changing in 2025. The bad news is that the risk of unexpected bills remains, in part because the fine print for most

‘Would he have lived?’ When insurance companies deny cancer care to patients
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‘Would he have lived?’ When insurance companies deny cancer care to patients

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Dec. 27, 2024, 10:00 AM UTC Angela Pike’s husband, Tracy, had just celebrated his 45th birthday when he was diagnosed with Stage 4 stomach cancer. A father of three and the maintenance chief of a Louisville, Kentucky, skyscraper, Pike immediately started chemotherapy, which reduced the size of the tumor his doctor had discovered. While continuing

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