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ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL, AFFORDABLE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE

(3 days ago) Securing Universal Health Care Through a Public Option. Democrats believe we need to protect, strengthen, and build upon our bedrock health care programs, including the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Veterans Affairs (VA) system. Private insurers need real competition to ensure they have … See more

https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/achieving-universal-affordable-quality-health-care/

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Democrats, Republicans, and Your Health Insurance

(1 days ago) WebThe 2020 Democratic Party platform calls for a "public option" health plan that would compete with private health insurance …

https://www.verywellhealth.com/democrats-republicans-and-health-insurance-4103555

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Private Insurance Wins in Democrats’ First Try at Expanding Health

(4 days ago) WebBy Sarah Kliff. March 5, 2021. Democrats spent much of the 2020 presidential primary debating the best way to expand public health insurance. They sparred over whether …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/upshot/biden-health-plan-expansion.html

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Democrats in Congress want to draft a public option …

(3 days ago) WebDemocrats are taking the public option for a test drive.. The proposal for a new public insurance plan is enjoying its first signs of life this Congress: Senate health committee chair Patty Murray

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/5/26/22454638/congress-joe-biden-public-option-health-care

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Congressional Proposals for Federal Public Health …

(5 days ago) WebDemocrats in Congress have proposed several versions of a public option over the past decade. This blog post summarizes the main features of four bills from the current congressional session that would …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/congressional-proposals-federal-public-health-insurance-option

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States Are Leading the Way on a Public Health Insurance Option

(6 days ago) WebColorado and Nevada both signed public health insurance options into law in June, and Washington state recently updated its public option, first approved in 2019. All …

https://time.com/6077007/states-public-option-democrats/

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Democrats treading lightly on Biden’s next big health …

(9 days ago) WebFresh off securing the first big upgrade to Obamacare since its 2010 passage, Democrats are eyeing a much heavier and politically riskier lift: creating a government-run public health insurance

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/16/public-option-health-care-biden-476458

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Why Democrats’ ambitions for health care are shrinking rapidly - Vox

(8 days ago) WebRight now, in his proposed American Families Plan, Biden is asking Congress for $200 billion to expand the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies for health insurance …

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22422793/joe-biden-health-care-plan-obamacare-medicare-public-option

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Democrats’ winnowing health care ambitions - Vox

(8 days ago) WebWhen Democrats set out to reform health care in 2010, they made a choice: Rather than fundamentally changing US health care by creating a single-payer system or an aggressive public option to

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/10/21/22732697/build-back-better-reconciliation-bill-obamacare-medicare-drug-prices

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A bittersweet health care win for Democrats - POLITICO

(3 days ago) WebIn 2020, the party campaigned on universal health insurance coverage, whether through “Medicare for All,” a public option or some mix of private and government programs.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/12/a-bittersweet-health-care-win-for-democrats-00051264

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This Healthcare Reform Could Finally Bring Democrats And

(9 days ago) WebDemocrats support a greater role for government in the provision of—and payment for—health care. Republicans generally push for deregulation, consumerism, …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sallypipes/2023/10/16/this-healthcare-reform-could-finally-bring-democrats-and-republicans-together/

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Democrats' Push to Expand Medicaid Depends on States TIME

(6 days ago) WebIn North Carolina and Kansas, the state’s Democratic governors have been pushing efforts to expand Medicaid, and Democrats and health care advocates in other …

https://time.com/5938425/democrats-health-care-medicaid/

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Fact check US: Can progressive and centrist Democrats finally …

(3 days ago) WebThat was when progressive Democrats started to advocate for single-payer health care – that all essential health care be covered by a single public system, rather …

https://theconversation.com/fact-check-us-can-progressive-and-centrist-democrats-finally-agree-on-health-care-reform-154213

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Democrats divided on how to ensure health care coverage for all

(7 days ago) WebA majority of liberal Democrats (57%) say the government has a responsibility to ensure health coverage for all and that it should be provided through a …

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/07/26/democrats-differ-over-best-way-to-provide-health-coverage-for-all-americans/

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About 7 in 10 Voters Favor a Public Health Insurance Option

(8 days ago) Web55% of voters support Medicare for All, while 32%, including 62% of Republicans, oppose the single-payer plan. 68% of voters support a public health …

https://pro.morningconsult.com/articles/medicare-for-all-public-option-polling

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These states tried an Obamacare public option. It hasn’t worked as

(1 days ago) WebDemocrats view this new public option concept as one tool among many — including reinsurance programs, state subsidies, rate review programs, and coverage …

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/27/health-care-costs-public-option-00075150

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Poll: Democrats Like Both the Public Option and Medicare-for-all …

(4 days ago) WebA “public option”, in which a government-administered health plan would compete with private health insurance and be available to all Americans, garners …

https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/press-release/poll-democrats-like-public-option-medicare-for-all-but-overall-more-people-support-public-option-including-significant-share-of-republicans/

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Analysis Whatever happened to Biden’s public option?

(Just Now) WebIn the 2020 elections, then-candidate Joe Biden and many of his congressional colleagues loudly advocated for a federal “public option” health insurance plan. It was …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/26/whatever-happened-bidens-public-option/

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KFF Health Tracking Poll March 2023: Public Doesn't Want …

(5 days ago) WebA majority of Democrats (89%), independents (75%), and Republicans (65%) hold positive views of Medicaid, the federal-state government health insurance …

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-march-2023-public-doesnt-want-politicians-to-upend-popular-programs/

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Eliminate private insurance: Where 2020 Democrats stand

(6 days ago) WebBackground Some current Medicare-for-all proposals, including those from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) virtually eliminate private insurance …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/policy-2020/medicare-for-all/private-insurance/

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2020 Democrats on Health Care - The New York Times

(9 days ago) WebSingle-payer health care is a dividing line in the race, separating Democrats who want to replace the private insurance system from those who favor improving it. …

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/obamacare-democratic-candidates.html

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Whatever Happened to Biden’s Public Option? - KFF Health News

(7 days ago) WebIn the 2020 elections, then-candidate Joe Biden and many of his congressional colleagues loudly advocated for a federal “public option” health insurance plan. It was …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/health-202-biden-public-option-health-insurance/

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Bridging Public Health and Social Movements Commonwealth Fund

(6 days ago) WebIn its current state, public health has limited political power and capacity to address the social, economic, and environmental drivers of health and health inequities. …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2024/bridging-public-health-and-social-movements

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What we know about the hacking attack that targeted the U.S

(9 days ago) WebUnited, which is the nation's largest health insurance company - they acquired this company for $13 billion a couple of years ago. And Change - what they do is they're …

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/27/1247649283/what-we-know-about-the-hacking-attack-that-targeted-the-u-s-healthcare-system

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Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance - NPR

(5 days ago) WebThe federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled in favor of transgender patients on Monday. The case was brought by Medicaid recipients in West Virginia and …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/29/1247896150/transgender-health-insurance-west-virginia-north-carolina-appeals-court

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4 NJ Democrats in First Debate for US Senate Race

(8 days ago) WebThree New Jersey Democrats running in a special U.S. Senate election got their first crack Monday night at the front runner, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, in the first …

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-senate-race-democrats-debate-cory-booker-sheila-silver-frank-pallone-rush-holt/1982741/

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Cigna Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too - ProPublica

(2 days ago) WebCigna tracks every minute that its staff doctors spend deciding whether to pay for health care. Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being …

https://www.propublica.org/article/cigna-medical-director-doctor-patient-preapproval-denials-insurance

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Some NH patients stuck in hospitals due to inadequate insurance, …

(5 days ago) WebFewer needed home health care or an inpatient rehab facility. New Hampshire Bulletin is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a …

https://www.nhpr.org/health/2024-04-30/some-nh-patients-stuck-in-hospitals-due-to-inadequate-insurance-report-finds

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Benson, Pinkin & Kennedy Bill to Establish Goals and Incentives for …

(9 days ago) WebIn an effort to facilitate increased demand for energy efficient vehicles in New Jersey as the market expands, legislation to establish new goals and incentives that support the use of …

https://www.assemblydems.com/benson-pinkin-kennedy-bill-to-establish-goals-and-incentives-for-use-of-plug-in-electric-vehicles-in-nj-signed-into-law/

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Fact Sheet on FTC’s Proposed Final Noncompete Rule

(6 days ago) WebReduced health care costs: $74-$194 billion in reduced spending on physician services over the next decade. New business formation: 2.7% increase in the …

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/fact-sheet-ftcs-proposed-final-noncompete-rule

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Government hits Canada Life with financial sanctions CBC News

(9 days ago) WebOn July 1, 2023, the federal government transferred responsibility for the public service health insurance plan from Sun Life to Canada Life. Begging for Benefits.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/canada-life-benefits-public-service-change-problems-1.7184925

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