Selena Simmons-Duffin
Stories
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For Kid's Coughs, Swap The Over-The-Counter Syrups For Honey
For parents desperate to calm a kid's hacking cough, so the whole family can get some sleep, turns out there's evidence that a common kitchen ingredient works better than OTC medicine.
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Trump Administration Clears The Way For Medicaid Block Grants
States can now apply to set up their Medicaid program with capped funding from the federal government. With this move, the administration delivers on a long-held conservative goal.
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Medicare for All? A Public Option? Health Care Terms, Explained
Democratic presidential candidates and the pundits who discuss them throw out a lot of terms describing plans for a new and improved health care system. But what do they all mean?
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'Concierge' Medicine Gets More Affordable, But Is Still Not Widespread
The model, which gives patients direct access to their doctors and longer appointment times, is proving hard to scale up.
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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down ACA Mandate
An appeals court has ruled the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, but stopped short of striking the whole law down.
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Fifth Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules ACA Individual Mandate Unconstitutional
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled Wednesday that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate is unconstitutional, but stopped short of saying that the whole law is invalid.
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Government Extends Open Enrollment For ACA Health Plans, But Only For 36 Hours
The deadline for enrolling in health plans on HealthCare.gov was supposed to be Sunday. But the federal agency in charge reopened the sign-up period, after an outcry over technical glitches.
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House Passes Bill To Bring Down Price Of Prescription Drugs
The House of Representatives is expected to approve a bill Thursday that aims to lower prescription drug prices. Some elements have Republican support. But the bill faces an uncertain Senate future.
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How The House Prescription Drug Plan Would Try To Lower Drug Prices
Lawmakers are voting Thursday on a bill to rein in drug costs. President Trump has vowed to veto it. But the plan shares a lot with other bipartisan efforts. Here's how it would work.
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Prescription Drug Pricing Gets A Vote
Speaker Pelosi's landmark prescription drug legislation is slated to get a vote in the House Thursday. It's a sweeping bill on an issue voters care about, but it's unlikely to become law.