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Bernie Sanders seeks new role to push Medicare for All
Washington Examiner | Sally Pipes
November 25, 2022
Last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders ([link removed]) (I-VT) announced his intention to chair the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the next Congress. He’s promised to “focus on universal healthcare.”
In other words, the senator’s long-standing quest for “Medicare for All” has new life.
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Medicaid Expansion Is Never Cheap
Newsmax | Sally Pipes
November 29, 2022
A South Dakota ballot measure expanding the state’s Medicaid program passed with 56% ([link removed]) of the vote earlier this month.
Expanding Medicaid may sound like a smart way to get more people insurance coverage — especially when the federal government is picking up most of the tab, as it will in this case.
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Feeble cheer for California's nurse practitioners
Right by the Bay | McKenzie Richards
November 30, 2022
Unsurprisingly, California has historically ([link removed]) been among the most restrictive states in the nation when it comes to nurse practitioners’ independence. But starting January 1, 2023, nurse practitioners can finally work toward receiving “full-practice” authorization in California as AB 890 (2020) ([link removed]) comes into effect.
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