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Short-term health plans, once largely banned by the ACA, have expanded under the Trump administration and brought with them familiar stories of patients being denied coverage because of preexisting conditions, according to the Los Angeles Times.

A California consumer watchdog group is urging state lawmakers to address a bill that may allow health insurance companies to bypass some privacy laws, according to Insurance Business America.

Here are four articles recently published by Becker's Hospital Review on "Medicare for All" proposals:

Here are five articles recently published by Becker's Hospital Review on national and state news concerning Medicaid:

Avella Specialty Pharmacy, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group's pharmacy benefit manager OptumRx, is ending its drug compounding services at two Houston sites, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina formed a nonprofit health insurance company, the organizations said April 2.

CMS issued a final rule April 1 to update 2020 payment policies for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans.

The percentage of children in Missouri who reported thoughts of suicide or attempted suicide doubled after private insurers began managing the state's Medicaid program, according to a Missouri Hospital Association analysis cited by Kaiser Health News.

CMS gave Utah the OK to implement work requirements less than two days after a federal judge struck down the policy in Arkansas and Kentucky, according to Kaiser Health News.

A UnitedHealthcare executive disagreed with statements from Iowa officials that the health insurer is departing the program because it didn't want to comply with pay-for-performance measures, according to the Des Moines Register.