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Home Care Agencies Often Deny Medicare Help to the Chronically Ill
Medicare does cover home care services for patients who qualify.
Children’s Health Insurance Program Set for Five-Year Extension
Congress appears poised to finally ensure millions of children will still receive care.
How to Build a Single-Payer Health System: Lessons From Taiwan’s Turnaround
Single-payer is possible in the United States.
“But How Will We Pay for It?”: Modern Monetary Theory and Democratic Socialism
Socialism is financially viable.
How Hospitals Are Failing Black Mothers
The US rate of maternal mortality is substantially higher than nations and has risen over the past decade.
Oklahoma Poised to Cut Off 20,000 Disabled and Elderly People From Life-Sustaining Home Care
Why would a state decide to eliminate these programs?
Raging Granny Ruth Takes on the GOP Tax Bill
87-year-old Ruth Ralph was arrested in DC for protesting the GOP tax bill and advocating for health care coverage.
Health Care Sign-Up Deadline Is Friday, but Some People May Get Extra Time
Open enrollment on the federal health law's marketplace ends today.
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Some States Roll Back “Retroactive Medicaid,” a Buffer for the Poor and for Hospitals
A growing number of states are rescinding this benefit known as “retroactive eligibility.”