Michelle Andrews Answers Your Health Insurance Questions
Michelle Andrews Answers Your Health Insurance Questions
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
- 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
- How Are Schools Meeting Our Children’s Health Care Needs?
June 29, 2011
- Should I Consider The High-Risk Pools For Insurance Coverage?
June 29, 2011
- My Uninsured Daughter Needs More Inexpensive Care, Where Can She Go?
May 5, 2011
- Insurance for a child with a pre-existing condition
May 3, 2011 - A Novel Way To Get Unlimited Primary Care
April 22, 2011
- 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