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FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2018, file photo, Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights, is interviewed at the office of Health and Human Services in Washington. LGBT leaders across the U.S. reacted with fury on Oct. 22, to a report that the Trump administration is considering adoption of a new definition of gender that would effectively deny federal recognition and civil rights protections to transgender Americans. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Fury over reported fed plan targeting transgender people

by David Crary Associated Press, and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated PressOctober 23, 2018

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2005 file photo, trays of printed social security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. Tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries and other retirees can expect an increase in benefits next year as inflation edges higher. The government announced a cost-of-living adjustment of 2.8 percent on Thursday. That would mean an extra $39 a month for the average retired worker. (AP Photo/Bradley C....

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Social Security checks to grow in 2019

by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated PressOctober 11, 2018

April Box poses for a photo Aug. 22 at her home in Spokane, Wash. Box is a healthcare advocate and runs the website www.hip-help.com to help guide people through major surgeries and other aspects of the health care system.

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AP Exclusive: Modest premium hikes as ‘Obamacare’ stabilizes

by Meghan Hoyer Associated Press, and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated PressSeptember 7, 2018

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., responds to a question during a town hall meeting in Jackson, Miss. Sanders’ “Medicare for all” plan would increase government health care spending by 32.6 trillion over 10 years, according to a study by a university-based libertarian policy center.

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Study: Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare for all’ plan projected to cost $32.6 trillion

by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated PressJuly 30, 2018

In this July 24, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks about health care in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington.

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Trump administration takes another swipe at ‘Obamacare’

by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated PressJuly 8, 2018

Various prescription drugs are shown on the automated pharmacy assembly line at Medco Health Solutions in Willingboro, N.J.

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Feds: Skimping can’t save seniors from rising med cost

by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated PressJune 4, 2018

President Donald Trump speaks at the Susan B. Anthony List 11th Campaign for Life Gala at the National Museum in Washington.

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Trump remaking policy on women’s reproductive health

by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press, and David Crary Associated PressMay 30, 2018

Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights.

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Health care is new front for transgender rights under Trump

by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated PressApril 29, 2018

President Donald Trump speaks to participants of the annual March for Life event, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Trump to pro-life group: ‘We are with you all the way’

by Laurie Kellman Associated Press, and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated PressJanuary 19, 2018

FILE - In this April 7, 2017, file photo, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., center, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats say they’re shifting to offense on health care, emboldened by successes in defending the Affordable Care Act. They say their ultimate goal is a government guarantee of affordable coverage for all. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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On health care, Democrats are shifting to offense

by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated PressJanuary 8, 2018