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Starting Nov. 15, consumers can sign up for health insurance on the federal or state health exchanges. Officials say they have worked out many of the technical problems that plagued last year’s enrollment.
But those who fail to enroll in insurance can face penalties and the loss of subsidies to help pay premiums.
At issue is whether the federal government can pay subsidies to people living in states that use healthcare.gov, the federal exchange.
The online health insurance marketplaces open on Nov. 15 for three months. Here’s a checklist of several things to consider.
Almost nine of 10 uninsured Americans – the group most likely to benefit — don’t know that the law’s second open enrollment period begins Nov. 15, according to a poll released Tuesday.
About three-quarters of the savings will go to hospitals in states that expanded Medicaid.
More companies will likely mean more competition and lower prices for consumers, HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell said Tuesday.
The federal-state program, called CHIP, is funded only for another year under the law, and advocates worry that without it, some kids may suffer.
Federal actuaries say the economic rebound and increasing number of people with insurance will push up spending.
Dr. Robert Galvin, who helps executives at 50 companies purchase health care for employees, tells KHN that workers must become savvier consumers.
Analysts say it's hard to see either party broadly benefiting in the fall elections.
As Congress and the VA look to ease long wait times by sending more patients to outside providers, Dr. Ken Kizer, a former VA undersecretary for health, discusses how such an effort could play out.
The court says closely held corporations may be exempted from the health law's mandate that employer health plans cover certain types of contraception at no cost to the employee.
Critics argue that some facilities using the program should not be eligible and that the money they receive from the sale of the discounted drugs is not always being plowed back into patient care.
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