Latest KFF Health News Stories
Online Insurance Brokers Stymied Selling Obamacare Policies
Websites like eHealthInsurance.com that were planning to start selling new, subsidized Obamacare policies on Oct. 1 still can’t offer them to customers.
Oregon Experiment Puts Therapists On Primary Care Teams
Medicaid patients can see different kinds of doctors in one visit, and the hope is it will provide better patient care, eventually at less cost to the state.
Obama Admits Healthcare.gov Problems, But Says Health Law Is Bigger Than The Website
In a Rose Garden speech, President Barack Obama said there was “no excuse” for the bungled rollout of the online health insurance marketplaces and promised that the difficulties would be ironed out.
Finger Pointing Surrounds Health Care Website Woes
News outlets examine some of the technology issues, as well as political dynamics, that contributed to the launch difficulties.
Ohio Board OKs Medicaid Expansion, Lawsuits Loom
The state Controlling Board agreed Monday to Republican Gov. John Kasich’s proposal to accept federal money to expand Medicaid to more than 275,000 Ohioans. Conservatives, however, are planning lawsuits over Kasich’s circumvention of state lawmakers.
Vows To Fix Insurance Website, But No Details Offered
The Obama administration has been tight-lipped about the cause of the website problems, who has signed on to fix them and what their timetable might be. News outlets report on ideas advanced by technology experts and explore the practical and political ramifications of delayed enrollment.
Judge Expected To Rule On Federal Exchange Subsidies Today
The litigation over the federal health law continues.
In Calif.: Hospital Laptop Thefts, KP Joins Heart Attack Transfer Network
A collection of health care news from California.
Despite Glitch-Ridden Rollout, Health Insurers Not Panicking Yet
Media outlets document the pace of enrollment through health insurance marketplaces in Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Minnesota and Washington state.
Fact Checking DeMint On Medicare/Obamacare Comparison And President On Premium Cost
The Washington Post’s Fact Checker examined several claims about Obamacare.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
Sebelius To Testify On Healthcare.gov Problems
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is expected to answer lawmakers’ questions about the troubled rollout of the health law’s exchange website as early as next week. Her staff had declined a request to have her testify Thursday citing scheduling conflicts.
First Edition: October 22, 2013
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the Obama administration’s plans to address the problems with healthcare.gov.
New Health Policies Will Expose Many Missourians To Higher Premiums, More Risk
Using health law subsidies, many will be able to afford health coverage for the first time. But the insurance they’ll be buying comes with caveats.
Readers Ask About HSAs, Infertility Treatment And The Consequences Of Not Buying Insurance
Consumer columnist Michelle Andrews answers questions about the insurance landscape under the new health law.
Updates: The Latest On The Health Law’s Insurance Exchanges
KHN’s Jenny Gold was on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal Monday giving an update on the health law’s insurance exchanges and previewing President Obama’s comments Monday on the exchange’s rollout. Watch the video below. This is part of a regular Monday morning segment on Washington Journal. Tune in each week to stay informed about the latest developments […]
How Long Does Obama Have To Fix Healthcare.gov?
If the bugs are not repaired by mid-November, fewer young and healthy people may enroll in new plans, spurring future price hikes and other problems, say experts.
Healthcare.gov Problems Snarling Enrollment; State Exchanges Doing Better
This story comes from our partner ‘s Shots blog. The Obama administration’s hopes ran high that millions would flock to enroll for health insurance on state and federal exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act. Those exchanges went online Oct 1. The administration projected that half a million individuals or families would enroll within 30 […]
Obama Seeks To Reassure Consumers Frustrated With Healthcare.gov
“Nobody is madder than me” about the problems consumers have had with the federal insurance marketplace, Obama said in a Rose Garden speech, “which means it’s going to get fixed.”
Obama Calls Healthcare.gov Problems ‘Unacceptable’; Urges Insurance Shoppers To Keep Trying
News outlets covered the Monday speech in which President Barack Obama acknowledged problems but defended the insurance exchange.