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Obamacare Premiums to Fall and Number of Insurers to Rise Next Year

Abby Goodnough - Nytimes.com 26h 5 tweets

Despite President Trump’s efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act, premiums will fall for plans sold under the law, and the number of insurers offering policies will rise.

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Andy Slavitt BREAKING: ACA premiums down 4%, many more insurers in ACA. Trump is suing to repeal law that is reducing costs, protecting people, and covering more despite his efforts. 22h

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Medicaid Now Covers a Million Fewer Children

Abby Goodnough, Margot Sanger-Katz - Nytimes.com 28h 26 tweets

The uninsured rate for children is climbing as families run afoul of new paperwork from states and as fear rises among immigrants.

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Andy Slavitt BREAKING: Trump has reduced the insured rate by a million kids on Medicaid — by adding mind-numbing paperwork and hassles. nzzl.us/7W8KJdn by @abbygoodnough 26h

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CBO: Pelosi bill to lower drug prices saves Medicare $345 billion

Peter Sullivan - TheHill 12d 4 tweets

A preliminary analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

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Andy Slavitt BREAKING: WOW. Pelosi drug pricing bill scored by nonpartisan CBO would lower drug prices as much as 55%. Patients would save $158 billion. And Medicare would save $345 billion. 8d

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The Medicaid Experiment in Arkansas: Thousands Lost Coverage, Few Gained Jobs

Arian Campo-Flores, Stephanie Armour - WSJ 10d 3 tweets

Arkansas’ experience in implementing work requirements for Medicaid recipients—a program halted by a federal judge—illustrates the potential pitfalls for the growing number of states pursuing their own measures.

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Andy Slavitt This deep resentment of the poor costs money. If The GOP saved all the money it spends taking health care from poor people, it might be the first step toward governing. 10d

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United States of Care Partners with HLTH for the Largest Innovative Conference on Health Care

United States of Care 14d 1 tweets

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Andy Slavitt We will bring patients, activists, government officials, candidates, policy experts, and innovators together through @USofCare at #HLTH this month in Nevada. We will be talking about better ideas on the landscape at work for patients. 14d

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2020 Democrats, you're doing it wrong on health care. Stop arguing and show leadership.

USA TODAY 15d 1 tweets

You largely agree on universal coverage, so skip the stale argument about private insurance and tell us how you would improve the nation's health.

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Andy Slavitt Health care is the top pocketbook concern of most Americans. Democratic candidates should stop bashing each other in an area where they mostly agree & elevate the conversation to 5 areas where they can lead. 1/ 15d

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House Dems Bill Will Lower Drug Prices, Stand Up to Big Pharma

Protect Our Care - Protect Our Care 44d 1 tweets

Speaker Pelosi, House Democrats Set To Unveil Historic Legislation To Lower Drug Prices While Trump And Congressional Republicans Continue Defending Status Quo And Protecting Big Pharma Washington, DC – Following...

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Andy Slavitt NEW: House Dems releasing new bill to lower rx drug prices, close loopholes for Pharma companies. Americans will reward whoever supports making rx drugs more affordable and punish those who oppose bills like this. 44d

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Contribute to Sara Gideon for Senate

ActBlue 56d 2 tweets

Sara Gideon is running for U.S. Senate in Maine and is our best chance to defeat Susan Collins. Chip in today.

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Andy Slavitt While I’m at it, Maine has another big election coming up. One of them accepted LePage’s endorsement, the other opposed him at every step. @SaraGideonME secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-gs-… pic.twitter.com/3tNH8551Ze 56d

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SHOT/CHASER: Senator Cory Gardner Says He’s Totally About Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions Except for All Those Times He Voted To Gut Them

Protect Our Care - Protect Our Care 57d 1 tweets

SHOT: Cory Gardner Claimed In A Recent Interview That He’s In Favor Of Protections For Pre-Existing Conditions. “But what we can agree on is making sure people with pre-existing conditions...

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Andy Slavitt SHOT/CHASER: Senator Cory Gardner Says He’s Totally About Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions Except for All Those Times He Voted To Gut Them — Protect Our Care 57d

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Healing and Belonging in America

Pete Buttigieg - Pete For America 61d 2 tweets

A Plan to Improve Mental Health Care and Combat Addiction

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Andy Slavitt NEW: Kudos to @PeteButtigieg for releasing a health plan about...health. I reviewed the details. Pete moves beyond the question of how 2 cover people to hopeful, comprehensive actions 4 better mental health care, tackling addiction & making us healthier. 61d

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Obamacare is closing the coverage gap between rich and poor, black and white

MarketWatch 64d 1 tweets

New research puts numbers on the shrinking health-care coverage gap, but notes the law’s future is uncertain.

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Andy Slavitt BREAKING: ACA has erased 44% of the coverage gap between rich and poor Americans, per new study. Gap between whites & people of color declined 27% since ACA. 64d

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AMA drops out of industry coalition opposed to Medicare expansion

POLITICO 69d 2 tweets

The AMA's departure is the first crack in industry opposition to Democratic candidates' Medicare proposals.

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Andy Slavitt BREAKING: The American Medical Assoc drops it’s opposition to expanding coverage through Medicare. Leaves coalition led mostly by for profit health companies. Good move putting patient care over politics. Scoop from @ddiamond @adamcancryn @politico 69d

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Medicare will cover CAR T-cell therapy nationwide

Modern Healthcare 76d 1 tweets

Medicare will now cover chimeric antigen receptor T-cell, or CAR T-cell, therapy, a treatment that leverages a person's immune cells to fight certain cancers.

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Andy Slavitt I support the decision by CMS to cover the new gene therapy treatments for cancer patients broadly. It is good for patients. And what we learn will bring us closer to more cures. And I worry... (1) modernhealthcare.com/medicare/medic… via @modrnhealthcr 76d

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Short-term health plans spend little on medical care

Modern Healthcare 78d 3 tweets

Newly published data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners shows that short-term health plans spend a small percentage of members' premiums on medical claims.

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Andy Slavitt BREAKING: Trump’s junk insurance plans are spending an average of 39% of your premium on actual medical care. ACA requires 75% minimum. Short-term health plans spend little on medical care modernhealthcare.com/insurance/shor… via @modrnhealthcr 77d

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Rural hospitals in crisis

Rural hospitals 86d 3 tweets

States that refused Obamacare in the worst shape

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Andy Slavitt NEWS: 75% of rural hospitals have now closed in states that chose not to expand Medicaid. 86d

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Congress Warms To Paying For Social Determinants And Health Industry Cheers

Bruce Japsen - Forbes 89d 1 tweets

Hospitals and health insurers cheered bipartisan Congressional legislation that would open the door to addressing social determinants of health by allocating tax dollars toward.

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Andy Slavitt A good bill: help people with housing, jobs, trauma, child care and transportation if you want a healthier country. 89d

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I don't love Obamacare, but it's not unconstitutional: Ohio attorney general

USA TODAY 98d 2 tweets

I'm a Republican who doesn't like the ACA. But I don't like judicial activism, either. Killing Obamacare would harm both citizens and the rule of law.

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Andy Slavitt BREAKING NEWS: Ohio AG on Trump lawsuit to get rid of the entire ACA. “I don't love Obamacare, but it's not unconstitutional” 98d

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CMS seeks to reduce state reporting on Medicaid access, pay cuts

Modern Healthcare 103d 1 tweets

The proposed rule is the latest move in a long-running struggle to make sure Medicaid patients have adequate access to care.

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Andy Slavitt BREAKING: Trump is now proposing to lessen requirements that allow lower income people’s access to doctors under Medicaid. 103d

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The White House is killing a big part of its plan for drug prices — Axios

Apple.news 104d 1 tweets

A big part of the Trump administration's plan to lower drug prices is now dead, White House spokesman Judd Deere confirmed to Axios.

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Andy Slavitt BREAKING: Trump decides against giving immediate relief to seniors on prescription drugs. 104d

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How one freshman congresswoman plans to save the Affordable Care Act

News.yahoo.com 105d 1 tweets

Nobody in Washington seems to like the Affordable Care Act. Republicans want to repeal it, claiming it gives too much power to the federal government. Democrats argue that it doesn’t go far enough: Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to replace the ACA with...

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Andy Slavitt Applause for @LaurenUnderwood. Freshman Congresswoman who is really bringing an A game to Congress. She has proposed the single most important improvement to health care affordability. 105d