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Although it鈥檚 possible to buy travel insurance that provides some health coverage, the devil is in the fine print. Obama-era laws that prevent refusal of payment for preexisting conditions don鈥檛 apply to travel insurance.
Millions of people are looking for coverage on the federal and state marketplaces right now. Sometimes it鈥檚 hard to tell the difference between a comprehensive plan and a 鈥渏unk鈥 plan with limited benefits and coverage restrictions.
COVID-19鈥檚 鈥渓ong haulers鈥 鈥 patients with lingering effects of the disease 鈥 have joined the ranks of Americans with preexisting conditions. For those shopping for health coverage on the individual market, here鈥檚 help navigating an uncharted insurance landscape.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could overturn the Affordable Care Act. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who is defending the law with the backing of more than 20 other states, told California Healthline that he predicts the justices will uphold it.
The administration seeks to have the Supreme Court overturn the federal health law but has not explained how it would ensure Americans鈥 health care coverage.
More than 50% of people said they favor Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden鈥檚 approach to an array of health issues.
Montana鈥檚 Matt Rosendale and many other Republican congressional candidates face the challenge of convincing voters they support safeguards on preexisting conditions even as they oppose the Affordable Care Act, which codifies those safeguards.
How will health issues affect voter choices? What will happen if President Donald Trump is reelected or the White House goes to Joe Biden? In this special election preview episode, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
President Donald Trump鈥檚 executive order says that people with preexisting conditions can get affordable insurance. But it doesn鈥檛 explain how.
The legislation falls short of the big challenge.
Donald Trump accepted his party's nomination to seek reelection for a second term as president in front of a partisan audience that appeared to largely lack masks and opt against social distancing.
This appears to be an overstatement.
The speech by the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee was delivered the same day the Trump administration reaffirmed its support of a lawsuit that would invalidate all of the Affordable Care Act, including the law's preexisting condition protections.
The use of the word 鈥渁lways鈥 makes this claim a stretch.
The former president's statement highlights a clear difference of opinion that will likely come up often on the campaign trail.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Reports offer a glimmer of hope, especially for older adults.
On the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Kaiser Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner and Kaiser Family Foundation Executive Vice President Larry Levitt put the law in perspective.
As the new coronavirus continues its spread through the U.S., the general public can look for guidance from millions of Americans with weakened immune systems who long ago adopted the rules of infection control that officials tout to avoid contagion.
Caveat emptor. Some of these health insurance plans might prove helpful for some people, but making that determination is not easy.
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