Health Headlines for Friday, May 20

13 Million Adults Could Be Eligible to Purchase Medicare Coverage Under Proposed Clinton Plan

Avalere

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Families seek help with insurance for addicted loved ones

Buffalo News

Their lives already in turmoil as a result of a loved one’s opiate addiction, caregivers encounter even more distress when they attempt to navigate what they call a broken health insurance system.

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Decaying Long Island V.A. Hospital Closes Operating Rooms

New York Times

Usually, there are 10 operations a week scheduled at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Long Island.

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Rushing To Move Excluded Immigrants Into Obamacare — Before Obama Exits

Kaiser Health News

California state legislators and advocates are racing to get federal approval in the waning months of the Obama administration for a proposal to allow immigrants living in the U.S. illegally onto the California insurance exchange.

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