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By Brendan PiersonA U.S. government watchdog has called for more transparency and accountability in the Department of Health and Human Services' process for granting states exceptions from federal Medicaid requirements.The Government Accountability Office, which provides auditing services to other government agencies, said in a report released on Wednesday that…

The chief justice re-established his vow to call 'balls and strikes' with the ruling in King v. Burwell.By Joseph P. WilliamsA decade ago during his Senate confirmation hearings, Chief Justice John Roberts famously dismissed thoughts about whether he'd be an activist judge who bends the law to meet an…

By TRT EditorWASHINGTON—In a decision that further solidifies the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court today ruled that the law's financial help in the form of tax credits and subsidies is available in all Marketplaces, regardless of whether the Marketplace is state—or federally run."Today's ruling is a vindication of…

By Kim KeisterSome 6.4 million Americans in states relying on the healthcare.gov federal insurance exchange will continue to receive subsidies for coverage after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 25 that the Affordable Care Act allows such financial support.The law's supporters applauded the court's decision. "The ACA's goals of…

By Anna GormanTerri Anderson signed up for California's Medicaid program earlier this year, hoping she'd finally get treatment for her high blood pressure. But the insurer operating her Medicaid plan assigned the 57-year-old to a doctor across town from her Riverside, Calif., home and she couldn't get there.... There are…

By Anna GormanTerri Anderson signed up for Medi-Cal earlier this year, hoping she'd finally get treatment for her high blood pressure. But the insurer operating her Medicaid plan assigned the 57-year-old to a doctor across town from her Riverside, Calif. home and she couldn't get there....There are numerous laws…