Timeline: Despite GOP鈥檚 Failure To Repeal Obamacare, The ACA Has Changed
A look at the most consequential events that have reshaped the federal health law since President Donald Trump was inaugurated.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 Alive And Limping: ACA In The Age Of Trump
In this special episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo take a deep dive into the state of the federal health law, what happened in 2017 and the Affordable Care Act's viability going forward.
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Don’t Get Tripped Up By The IRS Tweak To Health Savings Accounts
A new federal calculation reduces by $50 the amount a family can put aside in 2018 in these accounts to pay medical bills. Anyone who has already funded the account at a higher level will need to adjust or deal with the tax consequences next year.
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Americans Have Mixed Feelings About The ACA鈥檚 Future 鈥 But Like Their Plans
Most people who buy insurance on the individual market say they are motivated by concerns about high medical bills and a desire for peace of mind 鈥 not the law鈥檚 requirement that they have coverage, according to a new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 VA Secretary Out, Privatization In?
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo discuss President Donald Trump鈥檚 firing of David Shulkin, the secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Shulkin鈥檚 claim that he was forced out by those who want to privatize VA health care.
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Poll: Americans Aghast Over Drug Costs But Aren鈥檛 Holding Their Breath For A Fix
Almost three-quarters of Americans think the pharmaceutical industry has too much power in the nation鈥檚 capital, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Clash Over Abortion Hobbles A Health Bill. Again. Here鈥檚 How.
As Congress considers a bipartisan bill to help hold down premium prices on the health law鈥檚 marketplaces, a long-standing fight over abortion reappears.
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With Some Republican Support, Virginia Edges Closer To Medicaid Expansion
More than a dozen Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates voted to expand Medicaid, and at least one state senator may be leaning in favor of expansion. It will be the hot topic as legislators are called back to Richmond to hash out a budget in the special session starting April 11.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 Rocky Road Ahead In Congress For Insurance Market Bills
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss the problems that are making congressional efforts to pass legislation to stabilize the individual insurance market a long shot.
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No-Go For Idaho: Back To The Drawing Board On State-Based Health Plans
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services advised the state that its plan to offer state-based insurance plans falls short of the Obamacare rules and could result in penalties for insurers.
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A Health Plan ‘Down Payment’ Is One Way States Try Retooling Individual Mandate
As states brace for insurance market instability, some 鈥 like Maryland 鈥 take aggressive action.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 HHS Leaders Take To The Stump
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and new podcast panelist Anna Edney of Bloomberg News discuss this week鈥檚 spate of speeches by the leaders of the Department of Health and Human Services. They also discuss the slow progress on health legislation on Capitol Hill intended to fund the government and stabilize the individual insurance market. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists offer their favorite health policy stories of the week.
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Congress Races The Clock In Quest To Bring Stability To Individual Insurance Market
Bipartisan efforts on Capitol Hill seek to help keep premium prices from rising out of control and undermining the policies available to people who don鈥檛 get insurance through work.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 The ACA Heads Back To Court. Again.
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Sarah Kliff of Vox discuss the latest lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. They also explore how your health care system increasingly depends on the state you live in. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists offer their favorite health policy stories of the week.
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Tens Of Thousands Of Medicaid Recipients Skip Paying New Premiums
Five states demand small payments from those who gained coverage under the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 Medicaid expansion, but enrollees often face few consequences if they don鈥檛 make their remittances.
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ACA鈥檚 Popularity Grows, Even As GOP Lauds Change To Requirement To Have Coverage
Forty percent of people are unaware that Congress repealed the penalty for most people who don鈥檛 have insurance coverage starting in 2019.
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Ding Dong! The Obamacare Tax Penalty Is(n鈥檛) Dead
When President Donald Trump signed the nation鈥檚 new tax law, he also killed the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 tax penalty 鈥 but not until 2019. Despite widespread confusion, experts caution that consumers still need to pay the tax penalty if they were uninsured last year or will be this year.
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Refusing To Work For Medicaid May Not Translate To Subsidies For ACA Plan
In states that are instituting work requirements for Medicaid coverage, refusing to get a job will not likely make you eligible for subsidies to buy a marketplace plan.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 The Long Wait Ends For Short-Term Plan Rules
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Julie Appleby of Kaiser Health News discuss the Trump administration鈥檚 proposed regulation that would allow the expansion of short-term health insurance policies that do not comply with all the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. The panelists also talk about federal funding (or not) of public health research around guns.
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Trump Administration Proposes Rule To Loosen Curbs On Short-Term Health Plans
The policy change is likely to entice younger and healthier people from the general insurance pool by allowing a range of lower-cost options that don鈥檛 include all the benefits required by the federal health law.