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West Virginia is first. Let's keep it that way.

West Virginia is first. Let's keep it that way.

The Register-Herald — Remember that time when parents all over the country dreaded the approaching summer months because they were not sure whether their children would be able to breathe - let alone walk - at the end of summer?
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Congratulations, Speaker Hanshaw. Here is what your health agenda should look li...

Congratulations, Speaker Hanshaw. Here is what your health agenda should look li...

Charleston Gazette-Mail — Congratulations, Speaker Roger Hanshaw, on your recent election. There is little time to celebrate because West Virginia and West Virginians are confronted with significant health challenges that require your full and immediate attention. I have put together a list of items that should be on your agenda.
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Here is what a health agenda should look like

Here is what a health agenda should look like

The Register-Herald — Congratulations Speaker Hanshaw on your recent election. There is little time to celebrate because West Virginia and West Virginians are confronted with significant health challenges that require your full and immediate attention. I have put together a list of items that should be on your agenda.
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The Trump administration might be deregulating more than you know (or could know)

The Trump administration might be deregulating more than you know (or could know)

The Washington Post — August 24 Since President Trump took office last year, his administration has been working to undo many Obama-era regulations affecting clean water, national parks, energy production and more. Most recently, President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency has proposed weakening Obama-era regulations on coal-fired power plants.
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Protect Social Security or learn to love tax cuts

Protect Social Security or learn to love tax cuts

The Register-Herald — One would hardly know that we are less than three months away from this year's midterm elections as the West Virginia Supreme Court and the governor's continuing feud with media have soaked up almost everyone's attention. Yet the midterms are approaching fast and West Virginians and Americans will be asked to make important decisions about the future of this state and the entire nation.
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Short-term health plans: A junk solution to a real problem

Short-term health plans: A junk solution to a real problem

The Conversation — After failing to overturn most of the Affordable Care Act in a very public fight, President Donald Trump has been steadily working behind the scenes to further destabilize former President Barack Obama's signature achievement. A major component in this effort has been an activity called rule-making, the administrative implementation of statutes by federal agencies like the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Time for state to restrict short-term health plans

Time for state to restrict short-term health plans

The Register-Herald — Recently, the Trump Administration took another step towards destabilizing insurance markets around the country by expanding the availability of so-called short-term health plans. This is bad news for West Virginia, and the governor and the legislature should take quick action to avoid harm to West Virginians.
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Before Kavanaugh vote, a refresher

Before Kavanaugh vote, a refresher

The Register-Herald — It is hard these days to even go a few hours without being bombarded by ads urging U.S. senators to swiftly confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a justice to the United States Supreme Court. This particularly holds for those of us who reside in states with "crucial" votes, such as is the case for West Virginia and Senator Joe Manchin.
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Simon F Haeder: Before Kavanaugh votes, senators must think of WV's wellbeing, health (Gazette Op...

Simon F Haeder: Before Kavanaugh votes, senators must think of WV's wellbeing, health (Gazette Op...

Charleston Gazette-Mail — West Virginia is one of the poorest and sickest states in the nation. Close to 20 percent of West Virginias, or 332,000 individuals, live below the federal poverty level while another 20 percent, or 360,000, live between 100 and 199 percent of the federal poverty level.
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Born in the USA: Having a baby is costly and confusing, even for a health policy expert

Born in the USA: Having a baby is costly and confusing, even for a health policy expert

The Conversation — It is hard to believe that it has been just over since five months since our second son, Lukas, was born on Feb. 3. His mother, Hollyanne, is doing well, which is something to be thankful for, given the excessive maternal mortality rates in the U.S.
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Health at the heart of 3rd District

Health at the heart of 3rd District

The Register-Herald — When people generally think about the 3rd Congressional District, they think of coal mining and timber. Perhaps some will think of the New River Gorge, The Greenbrier or the Thundering Herd. ¶ Yet truly, the 3rd Congressional District is all about health.
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Why the extreme reaction to Obamacare could be the new normal in American politics

Why the extreme reaction to Obamacare could be the new normal in American politics

The Conversation — It has been more than eight years since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Many may not remember the tumultuous scenes in Washington, D.C., and around the nation that preceded its passage. Town halls from Iowa to California turned into shouting matches. Signs comparing President Barack Obama to Hitler and Stalin were waved at demonstrations.
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Simon F. Haeder: We are done litigating the Affordable Care Act (Gazette)

Simon F. Haeder: We are done litigating the Affordable Care Act (Gazette)

Charleston Gazette-Mail — Twenty states are suing the federal government in an effort to declare the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. West Virginia is one of them. No, this is not a headline from 2010, although it sounds eerily reminiscent. It is 2018. Eight years after the ACA was enacted. Six years after a Republican-dominated U.S.
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Republicans attacking Obamacare, one more time

Republicans attacking Obamacare, one more time

The Conversation — Republicans in Congress spent much of 2017 seeking to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. After repeated attempts failed, they celebrated a victory with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
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Time to stop using 9 million children as a bargaining CHIP

Time to stop using 9 million children as a bargaining CHIP

The Conversation — Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, health care has been front and center in American politics. Yet attention has almost exclusively focused on the Affordable Care Act and congressional Republicans' slew of attempts to repeal and replace it.
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How the tax bill opens wide a big back door to overhaul health care

How the tax bill opens wide a big back door to overhaul health care

The Conversation — The U.S. Senate on Dec. 2 passed its version of one of the most sweeping tax reform bills on a party-line vote of 51-49. After reconciliation with a House version, the bill is expected to be passed into law by the end of the year.
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Simon F. Haeder: Time for Congress to stop chipping away at health care (Gazette)

Simon F. Haeder: Time for Congress to stop chipping away at health care (Gazette)

Charleston Gazette-Mail — The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed their Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and the Senate is not far behind with their own version of the bill. Much has been written about these Republican efforts at tax reform over the past weeks.
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US health care system: A patchwork that no one likes

US health care system: A patchwork that no one likes

The Conversation — Almost all parties agree that the health care system in the U.S., which is responsible for about 17 percent of our GDP, is badly broken. Soaring costs, low quality, insurance reimbursements and co-payments confusing even to experts, and an ever-growing gap between rich and poor are just some of the problems. And yet, this broken system reflects the country's constitutional foundation and its political culture.
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Many challenges, but hope for state's foster care system

Many challenges, but hope for state's foster care system

The Register-Herald — Recently, I had the pleasure of hosting a roundtable that was part of a series of four hosted by West Virginians for Affordable Health Care and was co-hosted by the West Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The roundtable was focused on a population of children referred to as transient or displaced.
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Clock running out on health program for 9 million kids

Clock running out on health program for 9 million kids

The Conversation — Since the inauguration of President Trump, health care has been front and center in American politics. Yet, attention has almost exclusively been focused on the Affordable Care Act, most recently in the form of Graham-Cassidy.
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How the latest effort to repeal Obamacare would affect millions

How the latest effort to repeal Obamacare would affect millions

The Conversation — At the end of July, the nation held its collective breath as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) looked poised to achieve his most formidable parliamentary accomplishment: the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. But Republican hopes were dashed by one of their own, Sen.
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Why state-level single-payer health care efforts are doomed

Why state-level single-payer health care efforts are doomed

The Conversation — As members of Congress return from their summer recess, Republican efforts to do away with President Obama's signature legislative achievement, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), appear stalled, at least temporarily. However, the Trump administration still appears committed to unraveling the ACA.
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Trump isn't letting Obamacare die; he's trying to kill it

Trump isn't letting Obamacare die; he's trying to kill it

The Conversation — Early on the morning of July 28, Republicans were dealt a surprising blow when Sen. John McCain (R-AR), along with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), voted against the latest installment of GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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How killing the ACA could lead to more opioid deaths in West Virginia and other Trump states

How killing the ACA could lead to more opioid deaths in West Virginia and other Trump states

The Conversation — President Trump spoke at the National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia on July 24, joining a long list of presidents who have spoken to the huge meeting of Boy Scouts, troop leaders and volunteers. The visit was not surprising, as West Virginia, in the center of Appalachia, is overwhelmingly Trump Country.
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