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  1. Chaffetz: GOP Bill Will Let Americans Choose Between Health Care and iPhonesOne GOP lawmaker boasts that health care will be affordable under the House’s new bill — so long as low-income people stop buying iPhones.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. GOP Assault on Medicaid Could Come Sooner Rather Than LaterTurning the Great Society program into a block grant could be part of Obamacare repeal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. While You Were Sleeping, Senators Took the First Step Toward Obamacare RepealParty unity generally held, but GOP senators were placed on record casting some politically dangerous votes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. N.C. Governor Tries to Sneak a Medicaid Expansion Under the WireRoy Cooper is trying to get over a half-million people covered before it’s too late.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. Has Trump Really Taken Social Security and Medicare Reform Off the Table?There are serious tensions within the GOP on the matter. But the president-elect has given a new signal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. The Trump Medicaid Mystery Is a CliffhangerThe new administration and congressional Republicans face some thorny problems in repealing the Medicaid portion of the Affordable Care Act.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. Memo to Medicare-Focused Democrats: Please Don’t Forget About MedicaidEven as they attack GOP plans to wage a “war on seniors,” Dems need to remember the “war on poor folks,” too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. Obamacare Repeal Really Bad News for States That Accepted the Medicaid ExpansionWith Trump and Ryan embracing sharp reductions in federal funding for Medicaid, states that accepted Obama’s Medicaid expansion could be in hot water.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. If Obamacare Bombs, States Must Share the BlameCertain states under hostile management have fought access to affordable health care for poor people before and after the ACA was enacted.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. Obamacare Is Reducing Medical DebtSocialized medicine works, according to economists’ estimates.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. Kentucky Governor Dismantles KynectMatt Bevin delivers on his pledge to hand Kynect over to Washington bureaucrats. 
    By Eric Levitz
  12. shots fired
    As Louisiana Is Forced to Fund Planned Parenthood, Texas Decides to StopMore shots fired at the organization due to “heavily edited” videos.
    By Elaine Godfrey
  13. do no harm
    The Worst-Case Scenario for ObamacareA widening disparity between red-state and blue-state health care could undermine the law’s long-term viability.
    By Annie Lowrey
  14. jesus christie
    RINO Chris Christie Basically Just a Communist NowAt least according to CPAC.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  15. debt ceiling
    Obama Puts Social Security and Medicare Cuts on the TableNo more sacred cows in the budget deal.
    By Noreen Malone
  16. health carnage
    It Turns Out That They Don’t Actually Know What’s in the Health-Care-Reform LawSome couples earning $64,000 can get on Medicaid, a program for the extremely poor.
    By Dan Amira
  17. what other people think
    Is the GOP’s Debt-Reduction Plan Courageous or Dangerous?People disagree!
    By Dan Amira
  18. medicare scare
    Did NYC Overbill Medicaid?The federal government certainly seems to think so.
    By Julie Gerstein
  19. appointments
    Obama Appoints Health Official, Avoids Senate Confirmation“He would have faced a long, difficult struggle to win Senate confirmation.”
    By Josh Duboff
  20. health carnage
    Health-Care Reform Making Bloomberg, Paterson SickWhy they say the Senate bill isn’t fair to New York.
    By Dan Amira
  21. oh albany!
    Paterson Stresses the Importance of Cuts to Education, Medicaid in Special Joint SessionThe proposed cuts to education and Medicaid total over $750 million but, to be fair, New York spends more money on Medicaid than any other state.
    By Zeke Turner
  22. early and often
    Paterson Takes Aim at Medicaid in His Proposed $1 Billion Spending CutsPublic-school funding is safe so far, according to Paterson, but big cuts in discretionary funding, local government aid, and health care are on the horizon.