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Expanding Medicaid Hasn’t Improved Health Care – Commentary

The media are clamoring over the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate that 16 million people will lose health insurance by 2034 because of the Trump administration’s policies—10.9 million due to the ... Read More

Health care costs jump to the fore as candidates jockey to be California governor

With the contest a year away, polling shows voters want the next governor to minimize out-of-pocket health care costs, increase mental health care, and expand caregiving services. Read More

Sen. Cassidy says he's working with White House on plan to cut health insurance costs ahead of vote in December

"We're absolutely in communication with the White House," Senate health committee chair Bill Cassidy said of plans to come up with a fix for high health care costs. Read More

They want to be California’s next governor. Here’s what they’d do about health care

Democratic governor candidates say they’ll fight back against Trump’s health cuts and make care more affordable – but they aren’t saying how they’d pay for it. Read More

Health centers face risks as government funding lapses

About 1,500 federally funded health centers that serve millions of low-income people face significant financial challenges, their leaders say, as the government shutdown compounds other cuts to their ... Read More

Covered California braces for health insurance chaos as government shutdown persists

This article first appeared on KFF Health News. Subscribe to KFF Health News’ free Morning Briefing. California is planning this week to notify Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollees that their ... Read More

The U.S. experiment with profit-driven health care has failed

Woolhandler and Himmelstein are both general internists, distinguished professors of public health at the City University of New York’s Hunter College, and lecturers in medicine at Harvard Medical ... Read More

Health insurance premiums set to soar for 29,000 Sonoma, Napa Covered California enrollees as subsidies near expiration

Those residents, who purchase coverage through the state exchange, would face average premium increases of 89% in Sonoma County and 85% in Napa County if Congress fails to extend pandemic-era ... Read More

Is it cheaper to pay for medical care without health insurance?

With the cost of health insurance set to rise, some Americans are asking a surprising question: Is it actually cheaper to get medical care without it? The short answer: Sometimes. But not often. And ... Read More