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Trump's Choice To Oversee Medicaid Signals Likely Changes

5:06pm November 30, 2016

by Scott Horsley

Big changes could be in store for Medicaid, the program that provides health care for more than 70 million. Trump has chosen the architect of Indiana's Medicaid overhaul to run the program nationwide.

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Trump's Ties To Deutsche Bank Present Possible Conflict Of Interest

5:06pm November 30, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Jesse Eisinger, a senior reporter for ProPublica covering Wall Street, about Trump's connections to Deutsche Bank.

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Postelection Stock Market Rise Shocks Prominent Economists

5:06pm November 30, 2016

by Chris Arnold

Before the election, two prominent economists were predicting that the stock market would fall 12 percent lower if Trump won versus Clinton. But, as it often does, the market surprised everybody and went in the other direction.

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Trump Strikes Deal With Carrier To Keep Jobs In U.S.

5:06pm November 30, 2016

by Annie Ropeik

Carrier says it will keep about 1,000 jobs in Indiana instead of shifting production to Mexico. Donald Trump repeatedly singled out Carrier during his campaign and made stopping the move a priority. Now there is great interest in how Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence persuaded the company to reverse its decision.

U.S. Expected To Forgive At Least $108 Billion In Student Debt

5:06pm November 30, 2016

A report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office says the U.S. is on track to forgive at least $108 billion in student debt. This is due to the number of people who have enrolled in plans the Obama administration promoted to help borrowers avoid default. The GAO report finds the Education Department also understated the cost of these plans. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Danielle Douglas-Gabriel of The Washington Post.

Will a change in administration curtail experiments in how the government pays for health care?

Obamacare's Test Kitchen For Payment Experiments Faces An Uncertain Future

4:48pm November 30, 2016

by Julie Appleby

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation has explored payment changes that could cut health care costs and improve quality. But will the center survive in a new administration?

People await a decision outside the Supreme Court on June 27. The court struck down a Texas law restricting abortions.

Abortion-Rights Groups Challenge Restrictions In Three States

4:46pm November 30, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Abortion-rights supporters are going on the offensive to challenge state laws that limit access to abortion, even as they anticipate more restrictions under a Trump administration.

Juana Rivera (left) speaks with agent Fabrizzio Russi about buying insurance through the Affordable Care Act in Miami in 2014.

Millions Of People Are Having An Easier Time Paying Medical Bills

4:37pm November 30, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

The number of people who say they are struggling to pay medical bills has dropped by 13 million in the past five years, a study finds. An improving economy and the Affordable Care Act are why.

Trail cameras in Gardner, Kan., captured wild scenes from a local park — just not the type of scenes police were expecting to see.

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'Wildlife,' Indeed: Police Chuckle As Costumed Pranksters Preen For Park Camera

4:35pm November 30, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Trail cameras were set up to catch sight of a mountain lion; they turned up another variety of wild activity.

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Justice Department Announces New Package Of Federal Prison Reforms

4:29pm November 30, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Justice Department officials announced a package of federal prison reforms intended to better prepare inmates for a safe return to their communities.