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Most of the congressional districts with the greatest numbers of uninsured people are represented by Democrats, according to The Associated Press. News outlets also report on how Georgia's gubernatorial candidates and North Dakota's congressional candidates differ on the health law.
Covered California hopes to enroll more than half a million new residents this year, bringing total participants to about 1.7 million. Meanwhile, more than 12,000 Oregonians could owe money at tax time because of errors computing their premium subsidies, and a study of Colorado residents finds that insurance costs and signup confusion kept many on the sidelines.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including coverage of the Ebola response by public health officials and President Barack Obama as well as the related policies being debated and discussed by lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Several stories offer tips on renewing insurance policies for next year, including comparing your current policy to alternatives, which might offer better coverage at lower cost, and updating information about family size and income. The additional issues posed by language barriers are also explored.
The conservative group, Judicial Watch, files a taxpayer lawsuit challenging what it describes as the District of Columbia's special treatment of more than 12,000 members of Congress, staffers and families, who buy policies in the district's small business exchange. Meanwhile, PreferredOne, the top seller on the MNsure exchange, announces average premium increases of 63 percent for next year.
The California Office of the Patient Advocate Wednesday released the report cards, which are based on 2013 claims data and patient surveys, a month ahead of Covered California's 2015 open enrollment period.
With questions emerging about the handling of Ebola patients, a House subcommittee is holding a hearing that will feature testimony from CDC Director Tom Frieden and Dr. Daniel Varga, chief clinical officer and senior executive vice president at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Meanwhile, scrutiny continues regarding hospitals' infection control capabilities, national containment plans and quarantine issues.
Some Texas abortion clinics resumed scheduling patients for abortions after the Supreme Court's intervention. However, they did so knowing the legal challenges are not over.
The state's online insurance marketplace has proven popular, creating difficulties for the Republican incumbent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has vowed to repeal Obamacare, and giving a boost to Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes.
Both the health insurance company and the hospital operator raised their 2014 outlooks after posting results in the third quarter that beat expectations.
A selection of health policy stories from California, Arkansas, Illinois and Colorado.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Each week, KHN finds interesting reads from around the Web.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about renewing health insurance on the federal health exchange as well as the latest news regarding the Ebola outbreak.
The state's insurance exchange will cancel coverage for these people because they failed to prove their citizenship or legal residency. Under the health law, people living in the United States illegally are not eligible for Obamacare plans.
The state's "Kentucky-style" system won't be ready until just days before open enrollment begins Nov. 15, while a third Colorado exchange official announces she's leaving. In Oregon, meanwhile, a consultant writes a blistering critique of that exchange and the governor's plan for its future.
A selection of health policy stories from California, Pennsylvania, Arizona, D.C., Texas and Missouri.
The Washington Post examines the efforts by Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, to redefine the GOP. While touting party orthodoxy on economic matters, he has embraced his own version of compassionate conservatism, among other things, implementing the health law's Medicaid expansion. And he is sailing to re-election in a key battleground state.
The firms sold consumers a discount card but it offered no health insurance benefits. Also in the news, a government researcher says federal officials need to monitor billing errors and overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans.
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