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<p>Policymakers should prioritize the broader objective of encouraging beneficiaries to move to Medicare Advantage plans.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/398831-buyer-beware-of-association-health-plans"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180726060215im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/health_doctor_041514getty_lead.jpg?itok=JVejT397" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare" class="opa-image-label">Healthcare</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/398831-buyer-beware-of-association-health-plans" class="opa-title">Buyer beware of association health plans</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By John Arensmeyer, opinion contributor</div> 07/25/18 04:00 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span 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This is a dedicated, long-term effort, and while it’s not easily recognizable, there is nothing accidental about it.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/education/398802-why-one-of-the-most-widely-supported-bill-in-congress-hasnt"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180726060215im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/blogs/college.jpg?itok=EtmsLL-_" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/education" class="opa-image-label">Congress Blog</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/education/398802-why-one-of-the-most-widely-supported-bill-in-congress-hasnt" class="opa-title">Why one of the most widely supported bill in Congress hasn’t seen its day on the floor</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Opinion Contributor</div> 07/25/18 02:15 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/education/398802-why-one-of-the-most-widely-supported-bill-in-congress-hasnt"> 117 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Congress Blog </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>Congress should act immediately to provide families with more certainty on college affordability by passing one of the most co-sponsored but ignored bills before this Congress – the Perkins Loan Extension Act.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-view-all"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog">View all</a> </div> <div class="opa-load-more" id="channel-items-loader-17"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/channel-articles/17/6/0/nojs" class="use-ajax" title="Load More">Load More</a> </div> </div> <div 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07/25/18 03:00 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/398482-this-is-the-moment-to-see-how-emotion-drives-social-action-and-us"> 5 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Civil Rights </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Attendees at the American Sociological Association’s annual meeting in August will deal with dozens of controversial, topical social issues under the theme of 'Feeling Race.'</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/398087-business-execs-must-get-serious-about-lgbtq-inclusion"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180726060215im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/lgbtq_1.jpg?itok=NH2iucpM" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights" class="opa-image-label">Civil Rights</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/398087-business-execs-must-get-serious-about-lgbtq-inclusion" class="opa-title">Business execs must get serious about LGBTQ+ inclusion</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Tina Shah Paikeday, opinion contributor </div> 07/22/18 02:00 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/398087-business-execs-must-get-serious-about-lgbtq-inclusion"> 15 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Civil Rights </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>Leaders who strike the right balance of resonating with minority groups while engaging majority groups are best set up to win.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-view-all"> 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href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/398809-home-sales-pattern-is-clear-tight-supply-high-prices-fewer-buyers" class="opa-title">Would-be homebuyers skittish over high prices due to tight supply</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Lawrence Yun, opinion contributor </div> 07/25/18 02:30 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/398809-home-sales-pattern-is-clear-tight-supply-high-prices-fewer-buyers"> 9 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Finance </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>With so much wealth and so many jobs, home sales should be heading higher.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/398781-sleepwalking-toward-a-us-germany-trade-war"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180726060215im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/nato_merkeltrump_071118getty.jpg?itok=fbldBm0n" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/finance" class="opa-image-label">Finance</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/398781-sleepwalking-toward-a-us-germany-trade-war" class="opa-title">Sleepwalking toward a US-Germany trade war</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Desmond Lachman, opinion contributor </div> 07/25/18 11:30 AM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/398781-sleepwalking-toward-a-us-germany-trade-war"> 14 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Finance </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>Unless somehow the International Monetary Fund (IMF) can find a 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href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/398500-how-mid-level-bureaucrats-can-survive-trumps-changing-policy"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180726060215im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/trump_oval_office_07242018_1.jpg?itok=_aaBxKBg" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security" class="opa-image-label">National Security</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/398500-how-mid-level-bureaucrats-can-survive-trumps-changing-policy" class="opa-title">How mid-level bureaucrats can survive Trump’s changing ‘policy’</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Tom Fedyszyn, opinion contributor</div> 07/25/18 09:30 AM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/398500-how-mid-level-bureaucrats-can-survive-trumps-changing-policy"> 0 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | National Security </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The president’s </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">contradictions, misleading statements and</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> double negatives can only raise questions for the mid-level professionals working several bureaucratic layers below the White House.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-view-all"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security">View all</a> </div> <div class="opa-load-more" id="channel-items-loader-47431"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/channel-articles/47431/6/0/nojs" class="use-ajax" title="Load More">Load More</a> </div> </div> <div class="opa-news"> <div class="opa-header">Immigration</div> <div 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class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/398786-calls-for-open-borders-wind-up-closing-doors-for-democrats"> 129 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Immigration </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>Polls show that most Americans disagree with Democrats who are calling for less secure borders.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/398670-as-long-as-ice-exists-families-will-never-be-safe"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180726060215im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/article_images/icedetention11292016getty.jpg?itok=E2APyC2w" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration" class="opa-image-label">Immigration</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/398670-as-long-as-ice-exists-families-will-never-be-safe" class="opa-title">As long as ICE exists, families will never be safe</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Jessica González-Rojas, opinion contributor</div> 07/24/18 06:00 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/398670-as-long-as-ice-exists-families-will-never-be-safe"> 89 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Immigration </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>According to the White House, 2,342 children have been separated from their parents at a rate of about 65 children a day. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-view-all"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration">View all</a> </div> <div class="opa-load-more" id="channel-items-loader-47428"> <a 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mankind</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Sandeep Gopalan, opinion contributor</div> 07/25/18 11:00 AM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/398421-the-case-for-treating-cyber-attackers-like-enemies-of-mankind"> 2 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Cybersecurity </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A cyber attack in Singapore breached sensitive health data of the head of state, marking a new milestone in the evolution of this relatively new form of warfare.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/398438-how-we-protect-our-elections-depends-on-whether-were-talking-influence"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180726060215im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/voting_110717gn10_lead.jpg?itok=lwncrJjJ" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity" class="opa-image-label">Cybersecurity</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/398438-how-we-protect-our-elections-depends-on-whether-were-talking-influence" class="opa-title">How we protect our elections depends on whether we're talking 'influence' or 'interference'</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Morgan Wright, opinion contributor</div> 07/24/18 07:30 AM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/398438-how-we-protect-our-elections-depends-on-whether-were-talking-influence"> 20 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Cybersecurity </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>Morgan Wright says the nuance matters - a lot.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-view-all"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity">View all</a> </div> <div class="opa-load-more" id="channel-items-loader-47423"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/channel-articles/47423/6/0/nojs" class="use-ajax" title="Load More">Load More</a> </div> </div> <div class="opa-news"> <div class="opa-header">White House</div> <div class="opa-items" id="channel-articles-47433"> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/398750-blockbuster-scandal-news-rocks-gop-midterm-prospects"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180726060215im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/cohenmichael_04262018.jpg?itok=hyFiB--v" alt=""/> </a> <a 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href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/398608-global-ambivalence-about-trumps-foreign-policies-sends-clear-message-to"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180726060215im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/article_images/trumpsaudi_052017_getty1.jpg?itok=I5Aa2mlh" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house" class="opa-image-label">White House</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180726060215/http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/398608-global-ambivalence-about-trumps-foreign-policies-sends-clear-message-to" class="opa-title">Global ambivalence about Trump’s foreign policies sends clear message to the White House</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Ahmed Charai, opinion contributor</div> 07/24/18 06:30 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" 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