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U.S. health agency reverses Obamacare transgender protections

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a rule on Friday that would lift anti-discrimination protections under Obamacare for transgender people and women seeking abortions, drawing condemnation from Democratic lawmakers. ... More »

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South Africa’s Life Healthcare hit by cyber attack

(Reuters) – South Africa’s Life Healthcare said on Tuesday its southern African operation was hit by a cyber attack affecting its admissions systems, business processing systems and email servers, but is yet to determine the extent to which data has been compr... More »

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Coronavirus came to New York from Europe, not China – governor

(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday pointed to research showing that strains of the novel coronavirus entered his state from Europe, not China, and said that travel bans enacted by U.S. President Donald Trump were too late to halt its spread. ... More »

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Taiwan reports eight new virus cases, widens travel warning

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan reported eight new cases of coronavirus on Monday, its biggest daily rise, though all of them involved people who had arrived from overseas. The total number of cases in Taiwan stood at 67. Among the latest cases were people returning... More »

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U.S. health spending recovers after two slow years: CMS

(This Dec. 5 story corrects first paragraph to say growth was slower not declined in previous years, removes reference to projected spending in eighth paragraph) (Reuters) – U.S. healthcare spending grew faster in 2018 after two slower growth years, a governme... More »

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India courts private hospitals to boost insurance program

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will offer incentives to private hospitals to take part in the government’s health insurance program, potentially the biggest of its kind in the world, a senior government official told Reuters. Launched last year, the scheme is cri... More »

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Trump nominates MD Anderson oncologist as U.S. FDA Commissioner

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump plans to nominate Dr. Stephen Hahn, chief medical executive of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, to lead the Food and Drug Administration, the White House said on Friday. If confirmed, Hahn, a radiation ... More »

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Trump suspends entry of immigrants who cannot pay for healthcare

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation suspending entry of immigrants who will not be covered by health insurance within 30 days of entering the United States or do not have the means to pay for their healthcare cost... More »

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Your Money: Big companies explore virtual care to curb healthcare…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Big companies are increasing incorporating virtual technology and care options into employee benefit plans to combat the rising healthcare costs that long been corporate America’s bugaboo, according to the annual survey of the National Bus... More »

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Trump administration considers September unveiling of healthcare…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering unveiling, as early as September, his healthcare plan as part of his presidential re-election campaign strategy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. The plan would lay... More »

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U.S. federal court delays adoption of healthcare rule on abortion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its opponents in a California lawsuit agreed on Friday to delay implementing a rule that would allow medical workers to decline performing abortions or other treatments on moral ... More »

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Israel’s Zebra Medical gets FDA ok for brain bleeds product

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Zebra Medical Vision, an Israel medical imaging analytics company, said on Monday it received its third clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its alert for intracranial hemorrhage, based on head CT scans. The latest clea... More »

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UPS eyes in-home health services with U.S. vaccine project

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – United Parcel Service Inc wants to get beyond U.S. doorsteps with a new push into healthcare. The world’s largest package delivery firm is preparing to test a U.S. service that dispatches nurses to vaccinate adults in their homes, Reuters has... More »

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U.S. seeks to cut dialysis costs with more home care versus clinics

(Reuters) – The Trump administration is working on a new payment approach for treating kidney disease that favors lower cost care at home and transplants, a change that would upend a dialysis industry that provides care in thousands of clinics nationwide. The ... More »

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GlaxoSmithKline to look for early-stage assets: CEO

(Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline Plc will actively look to buy early-stage assets and partner with companies, the drugmaker’s chief executive officer said on Tuesday. Britain’s biggest drugmaker is also likely to evaluate licensing deals and would continue to inves... More »

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Cuba says nearly all its doctors have returned from Brazil

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel said more than 90 percent of the Cuban doctors who had been providing medical care in Brazil have returned home after his government ended a cooperation deal following a diplomatic row. Cuba’s communist gov... More »

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Insurers warn of rising premiums after Trump axes Obamacare…

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Health insurers warned that a move by the Trump administration on Saturday to temporarily suspend a program that was set to pay out $10.4 billion to insurers for covering high-risk individuals last year could drive up premium co... More »

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Trump administration halts billions in insurance payments under…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Saturday halted billions of dollars in payments to health insurers under the Obamacare healthcare law, saying that a recent federal court ruling prevents the money from being disbursed. The Centers for Medicar... More »

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Twenty U.S. states target protections for pre-existing health…

CHICAGO (Reuters) – (The writer is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.) Most Americans do not want to go back to the bad old days when health insurance companies could charge sick people more for coverage or turn them away altogether. But ... More »

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Exclusive: HCA, KKR team up for Envision bid – sources

(Reuters) – U.S. hospital operator HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA.N) and private equity firm KKR & Co (KKR.N) have joined forces to make an offer for U.S. physician services provider Envision Healthcare Corp (EVHC.N), people familiar with the matter said on Friday. T... More »

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U.S. to consider expanding Medicare drug price negotiation

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering expanding Medicare’s ability to negotiate the cost of drugs by giving private payers a role in setting the price of medicines administered in hospitals and doctors’ offices, Health and Hum... More »

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Kenyan doctors angered by move to hire Cuban doctors

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s government is pushing ahead with a plan to hire 100 Cuban doctors despite opposition from a doctors’ union that says the money could be used to employ local physicians instead. President Uhuru Kenyatta agreed the deal last year and ... More »

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Buffett targets CEO for Berkshire-Amazon-JPMorgan healthcare…

OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) – Warren Buffett on Saturday said he hoped a chief executive would be found within a couple of months for the healthcare company being set up by Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Amazon.com Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to lower patient costs. Speak... More »

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Hope trundles into remote hamlets on India’s hospital train

JALORE, India (Reuters) – Bhawri Devi, an illiterate Indian laborer, thought she was dying when she started to lose her hearing last month. She went to a government hospital near her remote village in the western state of Rajasthan to be treated, but it did no... More »

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Trump administration issues rule further watering down Obamacare

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration took additional steps to weaken Obamacare on Monday, allowing U.S. states to relax the rules on what insurers must cover and giving states more power to regulate their individual insurance markets. The Centers fo... More »

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U.S. FDA looks to pave way for earlier-stage Alzheimer’s drugs

FILE PHOTO – A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo (Reuters) – U.S. regulators have proposed lowering the bar for clinical trial success for experimental ... More »

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Indiana to impose Medicaid work requirements

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Indiana said on Friday it will require its Medicaid recipients work or do some other form of community engagement, becoming the second state to make this fundamental change to the 50-year-old health insurance program for the poor. The U.S.... More »

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Medicaid work rules face tough legal challenges, experts say

FILE PHOTO: Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma speaks after being sworn in by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Washington, U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo (Reuters) – A lawsuit challenging the U... More »

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U.S. health agency revokes Obama-era Planned Parenthood protection

FILE PHOTO: The sign of the Planned Parenthood centre is pictured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. health officials said on Friday they were revoking legal guidance issued by... More »

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Drugmakers see a pricing blueprint in an $850,000 gene therapy

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Global drugmakers are looking to a tiny biotech’s $850,000 therapy for a rare type of blindness as a model for getting paid for highly expensive – and effective – new medicines. Spark Therapeutics Inc plans to launch its recently appr... More »

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Obamacare enrollment down only slightly after late surge in demand

FILE PHOTO: A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San Ysidro, San Diego, California, U.S., October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Slightly fewer Americans have enrolled for insurance through the federal Obamacare ma... More »

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Opioid crisis trims U.S. life expectancy, boosts hepatitis C: CDC

FILE PHOTO: A used container of the drug Narcan used against opioid overdoses lies on the ground in a park in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller CHICAGO (Reuters) – The opioid crisis is rippli... More »

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Second U.S. judge blocks Trump administration birth control rules

An illustration picture shows a woman holding a birth control pill at her home in Nice January 3, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A second U.S. judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing new rules tha... More »

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Judge blocks Trump administration rules on contraceptive coverage

(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from moving forward with new rules that undermined an Obamacare requirement for employers to provide health insurance that covers women’s birth control. U.S. District Judge Wend... More »

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Drug industry group sues to stop California drug price law

(Reuters) – The trade group representing U.S. drugmakers on Friday said it has a filed a lawsuit to stop California from implementing a law aimed at reining in prescription drug prices. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), in a sta... More »

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Sign-up pace slows in third week of 2018 Obamacare enrollment

FILE PHOTO: A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San Ysidro, San Diego, California, U.S., October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo (Reuters) – The pace slowed in the third week of enrollment for 2018 Obamacare individual insurance as nea... More »

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U.S. House approves funding for children`s healthcare program

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved legislation to continue a federal insurance program for millions of lower-income children and pregnant women, but with an ongoing funding battle it could be weeks before the program gets more money. More »

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U.S. healthcare brightens tame U.S. high-grade M&A lending

CVS Health Corp’s planned US$66bn buy of Aetna Inc is poised to boost the healthcare sector’s share of US investment-grade mergers and acquisitions lending beyond its current one-third share of the US$122bn total as the sector remains a bright spot in an other... More »

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McConnell on healthcare bills: What does Trump want?

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday he was willing to bring healthcare legislation up for a vote but was waiting for the go-ahead from President Donald Trump, who sent mixed signals last week about a bipartisan bill that would shore up... More »

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Trump healthcare order could run afoul of retirement plan law

President Donald Trump's plan to make it easier for small businesses to band together and buy stripped-down health insurance plans could violate a federal law governing employee benefit plans and will almost certainly be challenged in court, legal experts said... More »

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Skip the health insurance tax question? Not so fast

With the fate of the Affordable Care Act up in the air after President Donald Trump took office in January, some taxpayers skipped a question on their 2016 returns that asked them to certify whether they had health insurance. More »

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Makers of fast-acting opioids will have to pay for training: FDA

Makers of fast-acting opioids will have to fund voluntary training for healthcare professionals who prescribe the drugs, including education on safe prescribing practices and non-opioid alternatives, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday... More »

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U.S. Senate opposition to Obamacare repeal bill grows

A proposal by U.S. Republicans to repeal and replace the Obamacare health insurance program suffered serious new setbacks within the party on Sunday, when Senator Ted Cruz expressed his opposition and Senator Susan Collins dug in with strong criticism of the l... More »

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Trump aims at insurers in battle over healthcare subsidies

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks about his proposed U.S. government effort against the street gang Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, to a gathering of federal, state and local law enforcement officials in Brentwood, New York, U.S. July 28, 2017. U.S. Pre... More »

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Insurers to fill Obamacare gaps in Ohio`s individual market

Five health insurance companies in Ohio, including Molina Healthcare Inc, have stepped up to sell health plans in 19 counties that would have been without Obamacare individual coverage in 2018, the state’s insurance regulator said on Monday. More »

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Eight to 10 Republicans have concerns on healthcare bill: Collins

U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) talks to reporters as she leaves a meeting of the Senate Republican caucus to unveiling of Senate Republicans’ revamped proposal to replace Obamacare health care legislation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. July 13, 201... More »

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Sidelined healthcare lobby stymies Republican healthcare effort

The entrance to the newly constructed Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center hospital is shown in San Diego, California, U.S., April 17, 2017. Senate Republicans pushing to overhaul Obamacare largely ignored key players in the debate over insuring the poor... More »

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Senate may vote on revised healthcare bill next week

Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) attends a new conference following party policy lunch meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. July 11, 2017. U.S. Senate Republicans said Tuesday they will seek to bring their healthcare overhaul to... More »

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Republicans voice growing doubts on U.S. healthcare bill`s fate

U.S. Senator John McCain speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail Republicans expressed increasing pessimism on Sunday about the prospects for the healthcare bill in the U.S. Senate aimed at rolling back Obama... More »

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Trump to Senate Republicans: kill Obamacare now, replace later

U.S. President Donald Trump listens as South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivers a statement from the Rose Garden after meetings at the White House in Washington, U.S. June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Bourg U.S. President Donald Trump urged Republican senators in ... More »

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Key Republican Collins has `serious concerns` on healthcare bill

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks to reporters after Senate Republicans unveiled their version of legislation that would replace Obamacare on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine sa... More »

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Conservative Koch network criticizes U.S. Senate healthcare bill

FILE PHOTO: An Americans for Prosperity banner is seen during an event in Manchester, New Hampshire, July 22, 2015. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter Officials with the conservative U.S. political network overseen by the Koch brothers say they are unhappy with the healt... More »

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Senator Rand Paul says would consider partial repeal of Obamacare

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks to reporters after Senate Republicans unveiled their version of legislation that would replace Obamacare on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts U.S. Republican Senator Rand Paul said on Sunday... More »

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Trump reaches out to lawmakers on healthcare as another says `no`

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks as he hosts a Congressional picnic event, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria President Donald Trump made calls to fellow Republicans... More »

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Factbox: Where Republican U.S. senators stand on healthcare bill

U.S. Senate Republicans’ legislation to overhaul Obamacare hit roadblocks almost as soon as it was unveiled: opposition from all 48 Democratic and independent senators and four conservative Republican lawmakers, as well as skepticism from several other Republi... More »

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Republican Senator Heller opposes healthcare bill: MSNBC

FILE PHOTO – Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) arrives at the Senate Judiciary Committee Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee hearing on The Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 13, 2013. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas U.S. Repub... More »

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Health insurers says Senate bill`s Medicaid cuts to hurt states

An emergency sign points to the entrance to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California, U.S. March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake Health insurers are concerned about the U.S. Senate’s plans to cut the Medicaid program for the poor and the impact such a mo... More »

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Four Republican senators say they cannot support healthcare bill

U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and other members of the House Freedom Caucus hold a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Thayer Four conservative U.S. Republican senators said on Thursday they are not prepared to vote ... More »

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Factbox: How Senate, House Obamacare overhaul bills compare

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks after Senate Republicans unveiled their version of legislation that would replace Obamacare on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts After weeks of discussions behind closed doors, ... More »

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Trump says he is `very supportive` of Senate healthcare bill

U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage for a rally at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Scott Morgan U.S. President Donald Trump said he supported a Republican healthcare bill to replace Obamacare that was unveile... More »

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Trump hosts lunch with Republican senators, Obamacare repeal on menu

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a lunch meeting with members of Congress at the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Senate Republicans to pass a “generous” r... More »

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Conservatives back latest U.S. healthcare bill, obstacles remain

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) speaks at a news conference on U.S. President Trump’s administration’s first 100 days and healthcare, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas The conservative House Freedom Caucus came out in suppo... More »

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White House to keep paying Obamacare subsidies for now: official

FILE PHOTO: Protesters demonstrate against U.S. President Donald Trump and his plans to end Obamacare outside the White House in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo The Trump administration will continue to pay subsidies for low... More »

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Trump warns Democrats Obamacare will die without cash infusion

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin at the Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein U.S. President Donald Trump warned Democrats on Sunday that Obamacare ... More »