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The ability to stay on a parent's health care plan is giving millennials more career flexibility and time, according to a new study. But it is proving difficult to persuade young Americans to buy their own insurance, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. And in another gauge of public opinion, a new Gallup poll shows growing discontent with Obamacare.
Despite the announcement by UnitedHealthcare on Thursday that it might leave the marketplaces set up by the health law, insurers Aetna, Anthem and Molina said they are meeting expections in their marketplace business.
The proposal would mandate the number of doctors and other health care providers to provide better access. It would also meet some of the concerns of insurers and offer states an easier way to handle their insurance marketplaces.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Although the insurer's announcement that it might pull out of the health law's insurance exchange was a surprise, many commentators say such a move would have only small repercussions on the market. They point out, however, that it might be a catalyst for changes in the operations.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
A selection of health care stories from Florida, South Dakota, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Washington, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Maine.
Republican Gov. Mary Fallin has asked the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to terminate contracts with the reproductive health organization's affiliates in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
In other Medicaid news, New Mexico lawmakers are contemplating cuts in various health and social programs to boost funding for Medicaid.
In other regional hospital news, medical groups in New Jersey appeal the state's approval of an insurer alliance. And in Louisiana, a judge throws out a lawsuit filed by LSU seeking to remove the manager of two of its university hospitals.
The Wall Street Journal reports on a little-noticed proposal that is part of the federal effort to define quality in health care. Also, Reuters looks at a study showing a decline in U.S. funding for public health.
Citing the example of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders delivered a campaign-defining speech that defended his policies that have been attacked as "socialist." He used his plan to provide universal health care as an example of his overall philosophy.
A new report says a year's worth of specialty drugs now outpaces the U.S. median household income. Elsewhere, using brand-name drugs over generic equivalents doesn't often boost patient satisfaction. And the price of hepatitis C drugs may be holding back the eradication of the disease and playing a role as Medicaid denies nearly half of requests for the treatments.
Meanwhile, in Kentucky, health navigators want to discuss the state's low-income health program with the incoming governor to convince him of the importance of maintaining an expanded safety net for the working poor.
CBS News explores how some of the problems consumers are finding with marketplace plans square with the aspirations of the law. Also in news about enrollment are stories about coverage for some over-the-counter products, the penalties for not having insurance and Connecticut's success in signing up younger adults.
Some view the insurer's Thursday announcement as an effort to compel the Obama administration to ease regulations and tweak certain aspects of the health law.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
The contract, awarded to Valence Health, is worth $72 million over three years. In Iowa, a proposal to privatize the state's Medicaid program has lawmakers there scrambling in Washington to lobby federal officials over their concerns.
Medical care will be expanded at the state-run Baltimore City Detention Center to provide accommodations for people with disabilities and to establish guidelines for assessing, treating and independently monitoring detainees’ physical and mental health as part of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of pretrial detainees.
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