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Trump Tries to Kill Obamacare by a Thousand Cuts New York Times Having failed in its effort to have Congress repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration has been […]

U.S. to extend skimpy health insurance outside of Obamacare Reuters The U.S. government on Tuesday proposed extending the availability of skimpy health insurance plans to millions of Americans in another […]

As Some Got Free Health Care, Gwen Got Squeezed: An Obamacare Dilemma New York Times Gwen Hurd got the letter just before her shift at the outlet mall. Her health […]

Flu vaccine only 36 percent effective ABC News The flu vaccine is doing a poor job protecting older Americans and others against the bug that’s causing most illnesses. Read more […]

NY ‘Health Care Shortfall Fund’ Seeks to Reap Benefits of Fidelis-Centene Deal Health Leaders Media New York state lawmakers are aiming to create a “health care shortfall fund” to compensate […]

Winners and losers under Medicare drug plan in Trump budget silive Some Medicare beneficiaries would face higher prescription drug costs under President Donald Trump’s budget even as the sickest patients […]

Cuomo’s plan to tax health insurance industry raises concerns City & State In the coming fiscal year, New York faces a $4.4 billion state budget shortfall, looming cuts from the […]

From Clinics to Child Insurance, Budget Deal Affects Health Care New York Times The budget deal in Congress is billed as a measure to grant stability to a government funding […]

$500K Will Help Mental Health Agency Fund Telemedicine US News New York state is getting a $500,000 federal grant to fund telemedicine projects. Read more State Senate passes bill to […]

How Trump’s Funding Cuts Threaten ‘Basic Health Program’ Plans NPR Comprehensive health care coverage for more than 800,000 low-income people in New York and Minnesota, who pay a fraction of […]