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Why Indiana’s tough Medicaid bargain may be the only way the Obama administration can insure millions in need.By Alec MacGillis...These may not sound like big sums or onerous requirements. But advocates for universal health coverage are worried that they'll deter Hoosiers from actually seeking coverage and care, because studies have…

By Katie ThomasDrugs to treat H.I.V. and AIDS are being priced out of reach for many patients enrolled in insurance plans through the new health care exchanges, despite warnings that such practices are illegal under the Obama administration's health care law, according to a new analysis by Harvard researchers.The study,…

By Douglas B. Jacobs, Sc.B., and Benjamin D. Sommers, M.D., Ph.D.Eliminating discrimination on the basis of preexisting conditions is one of the central features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Before the legislation was passed, insurers in the nongroup market regularly charged high premiums to people with chronic conditions or…

By Louise Radnofsky Andarian Campo-FloresIndiana on Tuesday announced plans to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act after securing concessions from the Obama administration that could pave the way for other Republican-led states to widen health coverage for low-income residents.Gov. Mike Pence is the latest Republican to opt into the…

By Robert Langreth(Bloomberg) -- A quarter of plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act effectively discriminated against AIDS patients in 2014 by requiring high out-of-pocket payments for all HIV drugs in a key class, Harvard University researchers found.Their small study, published in the New England Journal of…