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tucsonsentinel.com > nationworld > report > 031626_medicare_advantage > medicare-advantage-dark-money-group-attempts-win-higher-payments-insurance-companies

Medicare Advantage ‘dark money’ group attempts to win higher payments for insurance companies

5+ hour, 38+ min ago  (1131+ words) Yet about 82% of the comments are identical to a letter that appeared on the website of a secretive advocacy group called Medicare Advantage Majority, a data analysis by KFF Health News has found. The "dark money" group does not reveal…...

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tucsonsentinel.com > nationworld > report > 022526_medicaid_food_stamp_cuts > federal-cuts-hit-state-budgets-hard-as-support-medicaid-food-stamps-shrinks

Federal cuts hit state budgets hard as support for Medicaid, food stamps shrinks

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1740+ words) A perfect storm has arrived on the ledgers of many state budgets, bearing down on the people who often need help the most. Federal and state policy decisions, the end of pandemic aid and long-term fiscal trends " such as people…...

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tucsonsentinel.com > nationworld > report > 021626_trump_aca_premiums > trump-teams-answer-rising-aca-premium-costs-catastrophic-coverage

Trump team’s answer to rising ACA premium costs: catastrophic coverage

1+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (725+ words) The changes come as affordability is a key concern for many Americans, some of whom are struggling to pay their ACA premiums since enhanced subsidies expired at the end of last year. Initial enrollment numbers for this year fell by…...

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tucsonsentinel.com > nationworld > report > 021426_tribal_health_subsidies > end-enhanced-health-care-subsidies-puts-tribal-health-lifeline-risk

End of enhanced health care subsidies puts tribal health lifeline at risk

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1114+ words) Leonard Bighorn said his mother tried for two years to get help for severe stomach pain through the limited health services available near her home on the Fort Peck Reservation in northeastern Montana. After his mom finally saw a specialist…...