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States Brace for Reversal of Obamacare Coverage Gains Under Trump’s Budget Bill

States Brace for Reversal of Obamacare Coverage Gains Under Trump’s Budget Bill

Shorter enrollment periods. More paperwork. Higher premiums. The sweeping tax and spending bill pushed by President Donald Trump includes provisions that would not only reshape people’s experience with the Affordable Care Act but, according to some policy analysts, also sharply undermine the gains in health insurance coverage associated with it. The moves affect consumers and

Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump’s Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance

Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump’s Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance

Stephanie Ivory counts on Medicaid to get treated for gastrointestinal conditions and a bulging disc that makes standing or sitting for long periods painful. Her disabilities keep her from working, she said. Ivory, 58, of Columbus, Ohio, believes she would be exempt from a requirement that adult Medicaid recipients work, but she worries about the

Medi-Cal Under Threat: Who’s Covered and What Could Be Cut?

Medi-Cal Under Threat: Who’s Covered and What Could Be Cut?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities. The state enrolls twice as many people as New York and more than three times as many as Texas — the two states with the largest number of Medicaid participants after California.