Churning, Confusion And Disruption 鈥 The Dark Side Of Marketplace Coverage
The Affordable Care Act has increased the number of people with insurance, but shopping around for plans puts a burden on patients, especially this year.
Trump Administration
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‘Rock Star’ Navigator On Mission To Clear Health Insurance Hurdles For Vietnamese
In Texas, the uninsured rate among Vietnamese immigrants is nearly double the national rate. Navigators there are working to reverse that.
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Middle-Class Earners Weigh Love And Money To Curb Obamacare Premiums
Ineligible for subsidies, a Tennessee woman quit her job to get an affordable health care premium. Conventional steps 鈥 such as maxing out your 401(k) contribution each year 鈥 may also do the job, financial planners say.
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California Winces At Trump鈥檚 Turn Back To 鈥楤ad Old Days鈥 Of Health Plan Associations
State leaders vow to protect consumers from a presidential order to resurrect a health plan model that they say could destabilize the insurance market.
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With CHIP In Limbo, Here Are 5 Takeaways On The Congressional Impasse
The sticking point is not whether to keep the popular Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program running but how best to raise the cash.
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Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ Taxes, Medicare And The Year-End Mess
In this episode of 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss the possible impact of the tax bill on the Medicare program, confirmation hearings for a new secretary of Health and Human Services and the future of the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program. Plus, for 鈥渆xtra credit,鈥 the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.
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Heated And Deep-Pocketed Battle Erupts Over 340B Drug Discount Program
Drugmakers, hospitals and lawmakers are taking sides in a showdown over a discount program that covers drug purchases at some hospitals.
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Canadians Root For An Underdog U.S. Health Policy Idea
This controversial center created by the Affordable Care Act has a Canadian fan base even as it is at risk in the U.S.
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Podcast: 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 Tax Bill Or Health Bill?
Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo discuss the inclusion of health policies into the current tax cut debate, including a possible repeal of the fines for people who fail to maintain health insurance.
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Trump Administration Plan to Add Medicaid Work Requirement Stirs Fears
The recent announcement by a top administration official that the federal government will entertain requests to implement work requirements for many adult Medicaid enrollees has raised concerns among advocates for the program.
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Brokers Are Reluctant Players In A Most Challenging ACA Open-Enrollment Season
With federal support slashed for organizations that provided consumers help in making their health plan choices, insurance brokers have to pick up the slack.
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Medicaid Nation
Medicaid Chief Says Feds Are Willing To Approve Work Requirements
Seema Verma, the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tells state officials that she envisions changes that could include work requirements for Medicaid enrollees.
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Enrollment 2018
Insurer Tries A Soft Touch 鈥 Puppies! 鈥 For This Year’s Hard Sell Of Obamacare Plans
Open enrollment for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act exchanges started last week. Across the country, municipalities, insurers and grass-roots groups are working hard to help folks navigate the hoops.
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Enrollment 2018
Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ How Confused Are We?
In this episode of 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss the start of open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act, legislative efforts on Capitol Hill on taxes and children鈥檚 health insurance, and recommendations of the president鈥檚 opioid commission.
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Enrollment 2018
Funding For ACA Sign-Up Campaigns Varies Widely From State To State
States aren't getting nearly as much federal money this year to explain and campaign for Affordable Care Act policies. Some are trying to make up the shortfall; others lack the cash or political will.
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Enrollment 2018
5 Things To Know About ACA At Year 5
This year鈥檚 Obamacare open enrollment will be marked by a number of changes. KHN helps you navigate them.聽
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Enrollment 2018
Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ Open Enrollment is Nigh
In this episode of 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com and Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo discuss this year鈥檚 open enrollment for individual health insurance that starts Nov. 1. And Rovner interviews Lori Lodes, a former Obama administration health official and founder of the new group 鈥淕et Covered America.鈥 Plus, for 鈥渆xtra credit,鈥 the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.
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Federal Judge Denies Bid To Force Feds To Resume ACA Subsidies
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said the vast majority of states have already prepared for the termination of the payments and already devised responses that give consumers better coverage.
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Enrollment 2018
Enrollment News To Bank On: Obamacare Is Still Here So It’s Time For Coverage Checkup
Open enrollment for the federal health law鈥檚 marketplace plans begin Nov. 1. In most states, the sign-up period ends Dec. 15, about six weeks sooner than past years.
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Want An IUD? Take Note Of Trump鈥檚 New Birth Control Policy.
Some employers may opt to claim a religious or moral exemption and women could have to pick up some of the cost of this expensive contraception option.