States will have the option to use data from food stamps, other programs, to enroll people in Medicaid. Officials say the changes are geared to states that are expanding the program next year, but they may also be adopted by others.
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Just as the House took its 37th vote to repeal the health law, largely along party lines, the Republicans held their first hearing on the IRS's tax-exempt and government-entities division. Several media outlets report that Sarah Hall Ingram, who led the division when the questioned operations began, is now in charge of the branch overseeing implementation of parts of the health law.
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GOP lawmakers seek an investigation of the Health and Human Services secretary's efforts to secure more funding for a private group that will help with the implementation of the health law. At the same time, an HHS spokesman offered more detail regarding whom she contacted.
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With fewer people than originally projected likely to be affected by the tax, the cost of the health law will go up due to lost tax revenue.
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A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
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A selection of health policy stories from Texas, Kansas, Georgia, Wisconsin and California.
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Also in the news, developments on Medicaid expansion from Arizona, Ohio and Iowa.
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Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., was among the members of Congress linking the IRS scandal to the repeal vote and even talk of impeachment.
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This week's studies come from JAMA Surgery, the American Journal of Public Health, Academic Emergency Medicine, The Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Management Associates.
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Take a look at KHN's lighter side, featuring today's cartoon and health policy haiku.
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