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Age-Old Health Care Debate Shifts From Insuring More People To Cutting Costs

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U.S. political parties for years have argued about the role of government in providing health care and expanding coverage to more people. But as the cost of medical services continues to grow faster than most Americans鈥 incomes, even people with private insurance coverage are finding the cost of care becoming unaffordable, KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner writes in a new article in BMJ.

The Deep Divide: State Borders Create Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots

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State borders can highlight Medicaid鈥檚 arbitrary coverage. On the Missouri side of the Mississippi River, low-income people struggle with untreated health issues. But on the Illinois side, people in similar straits can get health care because their state expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act.

KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: Despite Booming Economy, Uninsured Rate Ticks Up

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Nearly 2 million more Americans were uninsured in 2018 than in the previous year, according to the Census Bureau鈥檚 annual report. Plus, the Trump administration announced plans to ban flavored vape liquids, and Congress is back and working to address high prescription drug prices and 鈥渟urprise鈥 medical bills. This week, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.