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One of two insurers in this tiny state has announced it will not be back in the marketplaces next year, leaving customers concerned about the prices they will pay.
Actions by the Trump administration are putting pressure on the fragile market for individuals who buy their own coverage, but analysts say it should be able to rebound.
Freedom Health and Optimum HealthCare agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging they overbilled Medicare.
鈥淚t鈥檚 unconscionable that such a basic, security 101 flaw could still exist at a major health care provider,鈥 says one cybersecurity expert.
KHN鈥檚 Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Rovner discuss some of the developments that shook up health news this week.
The larger an area鈥檚 population, the more likely insurers will compete in that market, according to an Urban Institute analysis.
Health insurers must submit initial rates to California鈥檚 exchange on Monday, but confusion persists over core elements of the current health law.
Kicking addiction can be expensive and patients often relapse. A new company offers clients a different route to getting clean 鈥 without leaving home.
Democrats want a bill to fund the government for the rest of the year to include funding for the health law鈥檚 cost-sharing reductions for low-income marketplace customers, but Republicans want to keep the issues separate.
Before the federal health law guarantee that consumers cannot be turned down because of their medical history, it was difficult to balance insurers鈥 needs to make a profit and individuals鈥 needs for coverage.
The Trump administration has pledged to create jobs and shrink health care spending聽鈥 almost a contradiction in a country where health care is a roaring engine of the economy.
Led by Pfizer and Amgen, about 10 health care firms contributed to President Donald Trump鈥檚 inauguration, which earned them entry into private events with the president and vice president.
The powerful chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee wants the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to explain $125 million in overcharges by insurers.
Even though the GOP health plan is stalled by intraparty negotiations, some big insurance changes are still in the works.
Republicans are hoping to overhaul the federal health law. Among the law鈥檚 many provisions is a requirement that members of Congress and their staffs buy their health insurance on the law鈥檚 marketplaces.
The White House continues to look for a policy 鈥渨in鈥 while members of the House are concerned about heading home for the spring recess where they could 鈥済et hammered鈥 for not fulfilling their promise to repeal Obamacare.
After the collapse of the Republican replacement plan, there may be a way to find consensus and repair the law.
As Congress and the White House try to strike a bargain on an Obamacare repeal plan, the insurance industry likes what it鈥檚 seeing.
Republicans seek lower cost and more choice for health insurance sold to individuals, but cutting coverage standards could leave fewer comprehensive plans, analysts say.
Four news organizations read through letters sent by 51 senators and 134 members of the House dealing with the health care debate.
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