Health care

• ‘Sort of blackmail’: Billions in rural health funding hinge on states passing Trump-backed policies - Democrats and health advocates described the strategy as highly unusual, and some fear it could be wielded to favor political allies.
• Affordable Care Act premiums are set to spike. A new poll shows enrollees are already struggling - Fifty-two-year-old Dinam Bigny sank into debt and had to get a roommate this year, in part because of health insurance premiums that cost him nearly $900 per month. Bigny is among the many Americans dependent on Affordable Care Act marketp