Health Care Reform

DHCS Allows Brokers to Market Cal MediConnect Plans
By Karen Fletcher on July 31, 2018
Despite opposition from California Health Advocates and other advocates statewide, California’s Department of Heath Care Services (DHCS) recently approved a new...
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Administration Imposes Deep Cuts to Grants Helping Americans Buy ACA Plans…Again
By Karen Fletcher on July 30, 2018
Earlier this month the Trump Administration took more actions towards sabotaging the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and people’s access...
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CMS Rolls Back Important Nursing Home Protections
By Karen Fletcher on June 27, 2018
Did you know that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently weakened and rolled back important regulations...
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Choose Medicare Act Would Make Medicare Available to All Americans
By Karen Fletcher on May 1, 2018
Mid April, Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Choose Medicare Act. This Act would essentially open...
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How Does the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Affect Medicare?
By Karen Fletcher on February 22, 2018
In early February, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 which includes several changes to the Medicare program...
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Trump Administration Moves to Ease Rules on Short Term Health Insurance Plans
By Karen Fletcher on February 21, 2018
Under a new proposed rule, insurers will once again be able to sell short-term health insurance plans for up...
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H.R. 620 Threatens American Disabilities Act ~ Take Action Today!
By Karen Fletcher on February 9, 2018
The House of Representatives is planning to vote on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Education and Reform Act...
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Weigh In Today & Tell HHS to Strengthen & Protect Medicare
By Karen Fletcher on January 23, 2018
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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Graham-Cassidy Bill Again Pushes ACA Repeal & Threatens Health Coverage for Elders
By Karen Fletcher on September 18, 2017
Last week Senators Graham and Cassidy released another bill to replace and repeal the Affordable Care Act despite the...
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Senate Introduces Medicare for All Act of 2017
By Karen Fletcher on September 14, 2017
This week, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) introduced legislation to create a federally administered Medicare-for-all national health insurance program (see S. 1804)....
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