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The latest on the Affordable Care Act.

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What Virginia’s drawing-bowl tiebreaker means for the state’s Medicaid expansionWhat Virginia’s drawing-bowl tiebreaker means for the state’s Medicaid expansion
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Democrats fell just short of a Medicaid-expanding majority.

By Dylan Scott
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Trump’s big new proposal to undercut the Affordable Care Act, explainedTrump’s big new proposal to undercut the Affordable Care Act, explained
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How association health plans could undermine the health care law’s markets.

By Dylan Scott
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The health care debate will never be the same after 2017The health care debate will never be the same after 2017
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Obamacare repeal vs. Medicare-for-all.

By Dylan Scott
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Association health plans: Trump’s attack on Obamacare, explainedAssociation health plans: Trump’s attack on Obamacare, explained
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How association health plans and short-term insurance could damage the health care law.

By Dylan Scott
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8.8 million people signed up for Obamacare coverage despite Trump’s sabotage8.8 million people signed up for Obamacare coverage despite Trump’s sabotage
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Sign-ups dipped slightly, but not dramatically, under Trump.

By Dylan Scott
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Republicans have finally repealed a crucial piece of ObamacareRepublicans have finally repealed a crucial piece of Obamacare
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Repealing the mandate means millions more uninsured and higher premiums.

By Sarah Kliff and Dylan Scott
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Judge blocks Trump administration from rolling back birth control mandateJudge blocks Trump administration from rolling back birth control mandate
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Obamacare enrollment is shrinking after Trump’s sabotageObamacare enrollment is shrinking after Trump’s sabotage
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The Trump administration set the law up to fail.

By Dylan Scott
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The tax bill is the start of Obamacare collapseThe tax bill is the start of Obamacare collapse
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It will hit red states especially hard.

By Sarah Kliff
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The cockamamie health care scheme Senate Republicans are using to pass their tax billThe cockamamie health care scheme Senate Republicans are using to pass their tax bill
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Making the health insurance markets worse will not somehow help fix them.

By Dylan Scott
The Big Idea
Republicans can repeal Obamacare. They can’t repeal the logic of health insurance.Republicans can repeal Obamacare. They can’t repeal the logic of health insurance.
The Big Idea

Some people must pay more than is “fair.”

By Uwe Reinhardt
Health Care
Obamacare repeal: Graham-Cassidy health care bill gains tractionObamacare repeal: Graham-Cassidy health care bill gains traction
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Trump nominates former pharma executive to lead HHS and “lower drug prices”Trump nominates former pharma executive to lead HHS and “lower drug prices”
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Alex Azar formerly worked for Eli Lilly and the second Bush administration.

By Dylan Scott
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Obamacare just had its best week in monthsObamacare just had its best week in months
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New data shows ACA sign-ups so far have been significantly higher than in years past.

By Sarah Kliff
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How Medicaid became the most important battleground in American health careHow Medicaid became the most important battleground in American health care
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The program is the center of an ideological war for the future of the American safety net.

By Dylan Scott
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CBO: 13 million more uninsured if you repeal Obamacare’s individual mandateCBO: 13 million more uninsured if you repeal Obamacare’s individual mandate
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Premiums would increase by 10 percent.

By Dylan Scott
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Trump is opening up a new front in his war against ObamacareTrump is opening up a new front in his war against Obamacare
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The president’s new target: the individual mandate.

By Dylan Scott
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The 5 most important things to know about Obamacare’s sign-up periodThe 5 most important things to know about Obamacare’s sign-up period
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The sign-up period starts Wednesday, November 1.

By Sarah Kliff
Health Care
Trump won’t advertise Obamacare, so Obama is stepping inTrump won’t advertise Obamacare, so Obama is stepping in
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The former president posts a video encouraging Americans to “get covered.”

By Sarah Kliff
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Trump: repeal the individual mandate in tax reform. Top Republicans: oh no, please no.Trump: repeal the individual mandate in tax reform. Top Republicans: oh no, please no.
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The president wants to pay for tax cuts by increasing the uninsured.

By Dylan Scott
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The fight to stop Obamacare repeal is won. The fight against sabotage will be much harder.The fight to stop Obamacare repeal is won. The fight against sabotage will be much harder.
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Democrats saved Obamacare. Can they stave off sabotage?

By Dylan Scott
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Imagining Obamacare in 2020Imagining Obamacare in 2020
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Fast forward three years. This is what health care will look like.

By Dylan Scott
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Trump is still trying to deflect blame for Obamacare rate hikesTrump is still trying to deflect blame for Obamacare rate hikes
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Here we go again.

By Dylan Scott
Health Care
Trump’s stance on insurance “bailouts” is completely incoherentTrump’s stance on insurance “bailouts” is completely incoherent
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Trump keeps insisting he does not want health insurers to get an Obamacare bailout.

By Sarah Kliff
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Paul Ryan pours cold water on Senate’s bipartisan Obamacare dealPaul Ryan pours cold water on Senate’s bipartisan Obamacare deal
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Suddenly, Alexander-Murray’s odds are dimming.

By Dylan Scott
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The new bipartisan deal to stabilize Obamacare, explainedThe new bipartisan deal to stabilize Obamacare, explained
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The plan’s biggest barrier? President Trump.

By Dylan Scott
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Obamacare premiums were stabilizing. Then Trump happened.Obamacare premiums were stabilizing. Then Trump happened.
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The wild card for 2018 rates is the president of the United States.

By Dylan Scott
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On Obamacare, Donald Trump is sabotaging himselfOn Obamacare, Donald Trump is sabotaging himself
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It would be comic if millions of people weren’t going to suffer so Trump could teach himself this lesson.

By Ezra Klein
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Trump is bragging that his executive order caused health care stocks to dropTrump is bragging that his executive order caused health care stocks to drop
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He’s spiking the football after causing a lose-lose-lose situation.

By Alvin Chang
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“It’s going to hurt everybody”: Nevada’s GOP governor rips Trump over ACA sabotage“It’s going to hurt everybody”: Nevada’s GOP governor rips Trump over ACA sabotage
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“It’s going to hurt kids. It’s going to hurt families. It’s going to hurt individuals.”

By Jeff Stein
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Who’s going to be hurt by Trump’s new attack on ObamacareWho’s going to be hurt by Trump’s new attack on Obamacare
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The real-world consequences of ending cost-sharing reduction payments.

By Dylan Scott
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Trump’s acting like Obamacare is just politics. It’s people’s lives.Trump’s acting like Obamacare is just politics. It’s people’s lives.
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Fewer people will have insurance — and the government will spend more.

By Sarah Kliff
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Trump will pull Obamacare subsidies in another attack on health lawTrump will pull Obamacare subsidies in another attack on health law
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The move is a new threat to the law’s insurance markets.

By Dylan Scott
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Tennessee has insurance rules like the ones Trump proposed. It’s not going well.Tennessee has insurance rules like the ones Trump proposed. It’s not going well.
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The Trump administration is planning to bring back certain health plans that don’t have to play by Obamacare rules.

By Sarah Kliff
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How Trump is planning to gut Obamacare by executive orderHow Trump is planning to gut Obamacare by executive order
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The president could use association health plans to badly damage the law’s markets.

By Dylan Scott
Health Care
7 facts anyone taking birth control should know7 facts anyone taking birth control should know
Health Care

There’s a three-hour window for taking birth control on time. And those “placebo” pills at the end of a pack? They actually have real ingredients.

By Sarah Kliff
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Why would Trump block a state from making Obamacare more conservative?Why would Trump block a state from making Obamacare more conservative?
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Trump personally intervened to try to block Iowa’s proposal for stabilizing its Obamacare marketplace.

By Dylan Scott
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Trump just officially made it easier for employers to stop covering birth controlTrump just officially made it easier for employers to stop covering birth control
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The new rules let big companies end contraceptive coverage — and take effect immediately.

By Dylan Scott and Sarah Kliff
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Tom Price, Trump’s scandal-plagued HHS secretary, is stepping downTom Price, Trump’s scandal-plagued HHS secretary, is stepping down
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Controversy over private flights brought down Trump’s top health official.

By Dylan Scott
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Federal watchdog: Tom Price should pay the bill for his expensive charter planesFederal watchdog: Tom Price should pay the bill for his expensive charter planes
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“I regret the concerns this has raised regarding the use of taxpayer dollars.”

By Dylan Scott