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Rep. Ryan And CMS Chief Tavenner’s Exchange Muddles Subsidies For Young Adults
In a contentious House Ways and Means Committee hearing Tuesday about the problem-plagued launch of the federal health insurance exchange, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, managed to agree about one thing: Young adults who have access to their parents’ health insurance can’t get subsidies if […]
Health Law Requirements Squeeze Some Part Time Workers
This story was produced in partnership with Some school districts and state and local governments are limiting part-time workers’ hours or letting them go to comply with the Affordable Care Act. And it’s not all political. This month in Delaware, which has embraced the health law, officials decided to limit all casual and seasonal employees, […]
Why Insurers Cancel Policies, And What You Can Do When It Happens
Many people are receiving cancellation notices as the health law transforms the individual insurance market.
Cancellation Letters Put White House On The Defensive
Even as the Obama administration struggles to recover from the troubled launch of healthcare.gov, a new issue has cropped up that is calling into question one of President Barack Obama’s often-repeated health law promises — that if a person has health insurance they like, they’ll be able to keep it.
Sebelius Faces Withering Criticism On And Off Capitol Hill
The Health and Human Services secretary is testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee today, as critics question her leadership of the department.
New Round Of Ads About Health Law Fight Targets Senate Incumbents Of Both Parties
Americans for Prosperity is targeting Democrats like Kay Hagan of North Carolina and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, while a conservative PAC is hitting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for not holding a hard enough line against the overhaul.
Courts In Texas, Okla. Wrestle With State Abortion Laws
Meanwhile, in California, autism advocates take exception with positive reviews of the transition to Medi-Cal.
IRS Will Face Difficulties In Collecting Health Law Penalties
When Congress passed the health law in 2010, it also banned the Internal Revenue Service from using its regular enforcement techniques.
Healthcare.gov Contractor Says It Flagged Problems
A House committee on oversight released a letter from CGI, one of the main developers of the government’s health insurance website.
Lawmakers Face Deadline To Decide Which Staffers Will Use Health Exchanges
By Thursday, lawmakers must make decisions about who among their aides will be obtaining health insurance via the health law’s online marketplaces. Many GOP senators have plans to place their staffers on the exchanges.
State Marketplaces Have Some Different Issues Than The Federal Health Website
California officials worry that highly publicized problems of the federal website will scare customers away from the state marketplace, which is open for business. Meanwhile, news outlets look at issues in New York, Connecticut, Texas and Minnesota.
House Panel Grills CMS Chief Tavenner On Health Law Website, Cancellations
Marilyn Tavenner, who oversees the agency responsible for developing the online insurance marketplace, apologizes for the many problems consumers are encountering as Republicans expand their concerns about the rollout of the health law.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
President To Invoke ‘Romneycare’ To Defend Health Law
Today, President Barack Obama heads to the same room in Boston where the Massachusetts health law was signed to call for bipartisanship to help the Affordable Care Act succeed.
First Edition: October 30, 2013
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about how health law complications are quickly moving beyond problems with the healthcare.gov website to include other issues.
After Sexual Trauma, Soldiers Search For Better Care, Peace
Only about 13 percent of “military sexual trauma” victims report their assault, and once they do, they face a system some believe has fallen well behind in caring for — or even talking about — the problems they face.
Wellness Apps And Websites Go For New Clients: Insurance Companies
Cigna’s partnership with MyFitnessPal is part of a trend, as insurers pair up with online weight-loss and wellness platforms to try to encourage healthy behavior.
Letters To The Editor: Nurse Practitioners In Primary Care; The Future Of Bare-Bones Health Plans
Letters to the Editor is a periodic KHN feature in which readers can comment on our recent stories.
Medicare Head Tavenner Apologizes For Healthcare.gov Problems
But while Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner said in her Capitol Hill testimony Tuesday that some website subcontractors hadn’t met expectations, she offered few other details on the problems. KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and Politico Pro’s Jennifer Haberkorn discuss.
Minnesota Marketplace’s Latino Outreach Events Get Off To A Slow Start
An information session at a beauty salon in the heart of St. Paul’s Latino community helps clear up confusion but yields no enrollments so far.