Trump administration strips funding for the chronically ill

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July 8, 2018 - 11:00 PM

Kansas has yet to expand Medicaid. A new governor could change that. CC0 CREATIVE COMMONS /DARKO STOJANOVIC /KCUR.ORG

A top executive for Blue Cross Blue Shield warned Americans to expect their health insurance premiums to significantly increase in 2019 due to a decision Saturday by the Trump administration to cease supplementing health insurers for covering less healthy members.

The decision takes a big step down the path of reverting to when health insurers could refuse to provide coverage to those with chronic illnesses such as diabetes or with pre-existing conditions such as cancer.

According to Justine Handelman, a vice president for BCBS, the company will be left with no choice but to…

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