Rachel Bluth

Rachel Bluth was a correspondent for Â鶹ŮÓÅ Health News until February 2023.

5 Governors Press Congress For Fast Bucks To Secure Obamacare Market In 2018

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State leaders tell senators that federal dollars are needed this fall to keep insurers participating in Obamacare next year and prevent big hikes in premiums.

Insurance Commissioners Say Help Offered By Congress Is Not Enough To Save Market

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Making needed fixes to Obamacare before next year may be more difficult — and expensive — than Senate leaders think, state insurance commissioners suggested at a Senate hearing Wednesday.

Trump Administration Whacks Millions From Budget Used To Push Obamacare

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The federal government plans to spend millions of dollars less this year on advertising and outreach efforts to support the health law’s open enrollment period, which starts Nov. 1.

Rep. Chris Collins’ Australian Stock Bet Looks Bleaker

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Innate Immunotherapeutics, the Australian biotech firm whose largest shareholder is Buffalo, N.Y.-area congressman Chris Collins, said it expects to close after its multiple sclerosis drug failed in trials.

Drástica reducción de fondos para promover el Obamacare

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Menos dinero para los navegadores y nuevas fechas para el período de inscripción abierta son dos de las medidas de la administración Trump para bloquear al Obamacare.

Más médicos apoyan un sistema de salud universal

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Una nueva encuesta revela que cada vez más los profesionales de la salud se inclinan a un sistema con un pagador único que se haga cargo de las cuentas médicas.

Senate Democrats Delay HHS Nominee Over Women’s Health Funding

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Sen. Patty Murray questions Dr. Brett Giroir’s willingness to stand up for women’s health programs such as family planning services and teenage pregnancy prevention.

Huecos en las promesas de proteger la cobertura de condiciones preexistentes

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Expertos en políticas de salud que han analizado el texto del proyecto de salud del Senado, aseguran que la legislación no siempre garantizaría la atención de personas con condiciones preexistentes.

FDA Ruling On Aussie Biotech Could Boost Congressman’s Investment

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Innate Immunotherapeutics, whose largest shareholder is Buffalo-area Rep. Chris Collins, received FDA approval to begin U.S. trials of its drug for treating advanced multiple sclerosis.

Capitol Hill Dems, HHS Secretary Price Trade Jabs On HHS Budget

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Tom Price defends proposed spending reductions in Medicaid and other HHS programs while demurring on questions about cost-sharing subsidies for the 2018 Obamacare marketplace.

Senators’ Dueling Web Shoutouts Echo Nation’s Partisan Divide On Obamacare

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In the early stages of the Senate’s attempts to write a health care bill, a Republican and a Democrat each solicit constituents’ Obamacare experiences from opposite ends of the spectrum.

Report: Congressional Ethics Office Probing Rep. Chris Collins’ Aussie Investment

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The Buffalo News reports the Buffalo, N.Y.-area Republican has drawn inquiries from the Office of Congressional Ethics related to his investment in Australian biotech company Innate Immunotherapeutics.

Grassley, Chaffetz Send Fiery Response To HHS Memo They Say Chills Whistleblowing

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The two Republican lawmakers sent a letter to HHS Secretary Tom Price warning him that whistleblowers in HHS could be intimidated into silence by a department memo instructing employees to get clearance before talking with members of Congress and their staffs.