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President Trump and a prominent progressive traded barbs over a Medicare-for-all bill. Plus, are nursing homes scamming Medicare using dying patients?

The Senate voted on Monday to confirm Robert Wilkie as Department of Veterans Affairs secretary.

Robert Wilkie told senators at the first of his confirmation hearings that he would oppose efforts to privatize the VA health system. 

While progressive groups and lawmakers are energetic about the prospect of single-payer healthcare, the path forward is very rocky.

Democratic lawmakers are taking another crack at a public option with a Medicare buy-in option for employers and individuals on ACA exchanges.

David Shulkin said he was forced out because he was viewed as "an obstacle" to privatizing the VA health system.

Despite concerns from industry analysts, Medicare Advantage plans are thriving in the wake of the ACA, plus more health insurance headlines.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill Wednesday that would increase subsidies offered to people buying insurance on the ACA exchanges. 

A new plan for universal health coverage sounds similar to “Medicare-for-all” but is actually friendlier to private insurers.

Political contributions from health insurers appears to be one of the factors preventing some Democrats from supporting a single-payer system.