Democrats Sharpen Health Care Attacks As Primaries Heat Up
The stakes appeared higher in this debate as candidates focused on the upcoming South Carolina primary this weekend and Super Tuesday.
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Sanders Embraces New Study That Lowers 鈥楳edicare For All鈥檚鈥 Cost, But Skepticism Abounds
The research exaggerates potential savings, cherry-picks evidence and downplays some of the potential trade-offs.
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Past As Prologue: Questioning Buttigieg鈥檚 Claim About Keeping Your Health Care
It鈥檚 鈥渄茅j脿 vu all over again.鈥
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Congressional Candidates Go Head-To-Head On Health Care 鈥 Again
The California Democratic members of Congress who flipped seven Republican seats two years ago made health care a major campaign issue, criticizing their opponents for voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act. As the Democrats defend their seats in this year鈥檚 elections, they are coming back to health care 鈥 but the issues are different.
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Getting To The Heart Of Presidential Fitness: How Much Do We Need To Know?
A recent cardiac health dust-up between former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Sen. Bernie Sanders, both vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, focuses attention on this question.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: The Labor Pains Of 鈥楳edicare For All鈥
Organized labor is divided over whether to support 鈥淢edicare for All.鈥 Meanwhile, many of the Democratic presidential candidates seem unable to use the health issue to their advantage. Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists offer their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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Scalpels Out: Democrats Make Slashing Attacks On Health Care Plans
Candidates鈥 tough health policy talk strayed far from hope for unity.
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Obamacare A Disgrace? Biden Highlights Bloomberg鈥檚 Negative Remarks About The ACA
There was a time when Bloomberg鈥檚 criticism was consistent.
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Sanders鈥 Claim That Buttigieg Is 鈥楩avorite Of The Health Care Industry鈥 Is Broad And Needs Context
It all comes down to how you define it.
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Would ‘Medicare For All’ Cost More Than U.S. Budget? Biden Says So. Math Says No.
Biden鈥檚 statement misses the mark because of messy math.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: Live from D.C. With Rep. Donna Shalala
President Donald Trump鈥檚 proposed budget includes billions of dollars in health spending cuts, Congress gets back to work on surprise medical bills, and health care remains a top issue for the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.), a former Health and Human Services secretary, joins the panel at a special taping before a live audience in Washington, D.C. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
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Newsom Touts California鈥檚 鈥楶ublic Option.鈥 Wait 鈥 What Public Option?
Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state already has a public option: Covered California, the state health insurance exchange. While there is no single definition of a public option, some health care experts say that鈥檚 a stretch.
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In Fierce Debate, Democratic Candidates Expand Health Agenda Arguments
A sampling of health policy highlights from the eighth Democratic presidential primary debate in Manchester, N.H.聽
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: Fact-Checking President Trump’s State Of The Union
President Donald Trump spent a good deal of time on health issues in his State of the Union address, but not everything he said checks out. Meanwhile, Iowa Democrats heading into the caucuses said health is their top issue, but it鈥檚 hard to see how that played out in their actual choices. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN鈥檚 Julie Appleby and NPR鈥檚 Selena Simmons-Duffin about the latest 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 feature.
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Trump On 鈥楳edicare for All鈥 And The Costs Of Extending Health Care To Undocumented Immigrants聽
In his Feb. 4 State of the Union address, President Donald Trump said the cost of extending health care to people regardless of their citizenship status would "bankrupt" the U.S.
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More Resources 鈥 Check These Fact Checks From Previous Trump Health Care Claims
Here's a sampling of recent fact checks related to some of the health care claims made during President Donald Trump's Feb. 4 State of the Union speech.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
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Warren Is Right. Presidents Have The Power To Bypass Congress On Drug Pricing.
But like all of health care, it鈥檚 complicated.
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A Guide To Following The Health Debate In The 2020 Elections
As the Democratic primary campaign nears pivotal voting, important aspects of health care policy are being overlooked.
By Julie Rovner