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A Guide To The Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare’s Contraception Coverage Requirements
Various legal challenges to the health law’s contraception coverage mandate are continuing to wind their way through the system.
Labor Dept. Mandates Minimum Wage, Overtime Pay For Home Health Workers
The Obama administration had been trying for almost two years to extend overtime and minimum wage protections to the workers. The rule doesn’t take effect until 2015.
Census: Number Of People Without Health Insurance Largely Unchanged In 2012
According to the Census Bureau, the percentage of people without health insurance coverage declined to 15.4 percent in 2012 ? from 15.7 percent in 2011. However, the 48.0 million people without coverage in 2012 was not statistically significantly different from the 48.6 million in 2011.
FAQ: How Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Is Changing
Employers are raising deductibles, giving workers health savings accounts, mimicking the health law’s online insurance marketplaces and nudging patients to shop around for treatments.
48 Million Americans Remain Uninsured, Census Bureau Reports
The uninsured rate for 2012 dropped slightly from 15.7 percent to 15.4 percent, largely because of an increase in people enrolled in public insurance programs.
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The Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces will launch Oct. 1, but many questions remain for consumers, employers and the health care industry. Who is eligible? How can they apply for subsidies? Will comparison-shopping be as easy as buying an airline ticket or hotel room? KHN’s Julie Appleby and Mary Agnes Carey, who wrote today’s […]
The fiscal choices set up intra-party fissure for Republicans and draw more tough talk from President Barack Obama.
Expect Influx Of Newly Insured To Doctor Offices
The Associated Press reports on how the influx of newly insured people brought about by the health law could create a back log for physicians while the Los Angeles Times explores how group appointments may be one of the solutions.
Medicaid Expansion Increasingly In Vogue With Republican Governors
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder are among the most recent to step forward and express interest and even support for the health law’s Medicaid expansion.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
As The Clock Ticks Down, Premium Information Still Elusive In Some States
The St. Louis Beacon reports that Missouri consumers will have to wait for the Oct. 1 launch date to get answers about how much the new coverage will cost. Other news outlets offer state-specific coverage of how the marketplaces are taking shape and what types of impact they might have.
Health Insurance Exchange News: Investors Say 4 Million Americans Will Initially Enroll
This number is well below the Congressional Budget Office’s prediction of seven million. Meanwhile, USA Today reports that many Americans will pay less than $100 a month in premiums, based on an HHS report to be released today.
State Highlights: New Iowa Nursing Home Regs Under Fire
A selection of health policy stories from Iowa, California, New York and Washington, D.C.
First Edition: September 17, 2013
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including stories detailing how the health law’s new online insurance marketplaces will work.
Obamacare Will Be Both Ally And Rival To eHealthInsurance
The Affordable Care Act could have easily put eHealthInsurance.com out of business; instead, eHealthInsurance will be another place to buy plans in the 34 states that have federally run insurance exchanges.
For Workers Leaving Their Jobs, Health Exchanges Offer Insurance Choices Beyond COBRA
The health law’s new online insurance marketplaces will create new opportunities for people who lose their jobs and their employer-based health coverage, but consumer advocates worry they may not realize this and lock themselves into pricier coverage than they need.
FAQ: What You Need To Know About The New Online Marketplaces
These marketplaces open Oct. 1 and will allow individuals and small businesses to compare insurance coverage.
Marketplace Premiums Likely To Mirror Plans Sold Privately
Individuals purchasing a policy outside the exchange won’t qualify for subsidies, however.
What You Need To Know About Enrolling In Obamacare’s ‘Exchanges’
KHN’s Jenny Gold was on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal Monday morning taking questions about the impending enrollment period for the health law’s health insurance marketplaces and what consumers need to know. See related stories: What Obamacare Means For You KHN reporters will be returning to C-SPAN’s Washington Journal each Monday throughout the summer. Tune in each […]
Little Evidence to Back Texas Abortion Law, According To Official Records
Texas has strict new regulations on abortion facilities and the doctors performing them. But a Texas Tribune review of state inspection records turned up little evidence to suggest the facilities were putting patients in danger.