KFF Health News consumer columnist Michelle Andrews takes your questions about health insurance and records her answers.
Have a question? E-mail her at questions@kffhealthnews.org
See Andrews’ “Insuring Your Health” Columns
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Picking Health Insurance For Your Newborn
January 25, 2013 -
Disclosing Mental Health Records To An Insurer
January 17, 2013 -
Options For Patients Who Get Out-Of-Network Care
December 11, 2012 -
Options For Parents To Cover A Sick Child
November 28, 2012 -
How To Handle Extra Costs Not Covered By Medicare
November 25, 2012 -
Does The Health Law Require Me To Cover My Adult Child?
November 1, 2012 -
How The Individual Mandate Penalty Will Be Calculated
October 28, 2012 -
Chemo IV Vs. Pill Decision Can Come Down To Cost
October 14, 2012 -
Keeping Your Young Adult Child On Your Health Plan
September 20, 2012 -
What’s The Difference Between A Doctor And A Nurse Practitioner?
September 14, 2012 -
Paying For Ambulance Services
August 16, 2012 -
Does My Travel Insurance Have Me Covered?
August 7, 2012 -
Upfront Payment For Medical Procedures
July 18, 2012 -
Concierge Care And Choosing A Doctor
July 9, 2012 -
Preventive Benefits And ‘Grandfathered’ Health Plans
June 24, 2012 -
How Are Retired Military Personnel Affected By The Health Law?
June 14, 2012 -
Will The Cadillac Tax Extend To Individual Plans Or The Self-Employed?
June 8, 2012 -
Can I Continue My Health Insurance After Quitting My Job?
May 23, 2012 -
Can I Pay Negotiated Rates When I Pay Out Of Pocket?
May 16, 2012 -
Can I Be Denied Coverage For My Daughter Who Is Returning To College?
April 19, 2012 -
Navigating Options For Long Term Care
April 5, 2012 -
Should You Have Access To Your Lab Results?
April 5, 2012 -
What You Can Expect This Year From The Health Law
March 15, 2012 -
Why Did I Receive A Bill From An Out-Of-Network Radiologist?
March 4, 2012 -
I Was Billed, But Aren’t Colonoscopies Free Under The Health Law?
February 27, 2012 -
Can You Be Denied Insurance Due To Pregnancy?
February 1, 2012 -
Can Insurers Charge You More Due To A Pre-Existing Condition?
January 25, 2012 -
My ER Doctor Is Billing Me For What Insurance Didn’t Pay, What Can I Do?
December 9, 2011 -
My Daughter Is No Longer A Full-Time Student, Is She Still Covered?
November 27, 2011 -
Can I Request An Autopsy For A Loved One?
August 30, 2011 -
How Do Ambulance Fees Vary Around The United States?
August 18, 2011 -
Uninsured? Try A Community Health Center For Care
August 9, 2011 -
Medical Loss Ratio: What Does It Mean For Consumers And Brokers?
July 13, 2011 -
Can I Get Medical Treatment And Hospice Care At The Same Time?
July 11, 2011
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How Are Schools Meeting Our Children’s Health Care Needs?
June 29, 2011
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Should I Consider The High-Risk Pools For Insurance Coverage?
June 29, 2011
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My Uninsured Daughter Needs More Inexpensive Care, Where Can She Go?
May 5, 2011
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Insurance for a child with a pre-existing condition
May 3, 2011 -
A Novel Way To Get Unlimited Primary Care
April 22, 2011
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Can My Insurer Deny My 22-Year-Old Health Coverage
March 11, 2011 -
Will Access To Health Insurance For My Sick Wife Be Better After 2014?
March 10, 2011 -
Will My Son With Pre-existing Conditions Be Able To Buy Health Insurance?
March 10, 2011 -
What are your options when traditional health insurance coverage is out of reach?
December 22, 2010 -
What’s better: a higher premium or a higher deductible?
December 20, 2010 -
Why isn’t more preventive health care used to lower health costs?
December 16, 2010
