Answering Your Questions About The Latest Obamacare Delays

KHN’s Julie Appleby was on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal Monday morning taking questions about the latest Obamacare implementation delay — this one delaying a provision of the law that limits some consumers’ out-of-pocket expenses for one year.

KHN reporters will be returning to C-SPAN’s Washington Journal each Monday throughout the summer. Tune in each week to stay informed about the latest developments in health policy.

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<h1>Answering Your Questions About The Latest Obamacare Delays</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">KFF Health News Editors</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2013-08-19T16:57:40-04:00">
			August 19, 2013		</time>
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<p>KHN’s Julie Appleby was on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal Monday morning taking questions about the latest Obamacare implementation delay — this one delaying a provision of the law that limits some consumers’ out-of-pocket expenses for one year.</p><p>Read more: <a href="http://www.kffhealthnews.org/stories/2013/april/09/consumer-groups-protest-administration-delaying-out-of-pocket-limits-caps.aspx">Consumer Groups Fear Patients Could Be Hit With Large Out-Of-Pocket Costs</a> and <a href="http://www.kffhealthnews.org/Features/Insuring-Your-Health/2013/061113-Michelle-Andrews-out-of-pocket-costs.aspx">Federal Rule Allows Higher Out-Of-Pocket Spending For One Year</a>.</p><p>KHN reporters will be returning to C-SPAN’s Washington Journal each Monday throughout the summer. Tune in each week to stay informed about the latest developments in health policy.</p><p><a href="http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/assets/swf/CSPANPlayer.swf?pid=314636-4">http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/assets/swf/CSPANPlayer.swf?pid=314636-4</a></p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/answering-your-questions-about-the-latest-obamacare-delays/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/answering-your-questions-about-the-latest-obamacare-delays/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/answering-your-questions-about-the-latest-obamacare-delays/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Answering%20Your%20Questions%20About%20The%20Latest%20Obamacare%20Delays&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2Fanswering-your-questions-about-the-latest-obamacare-delays%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/answering-your-questions-about-the-latest-obamacare-delays/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/answering-your-questions-about-the-latest-obamacare-delays/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/answering-your-questions-about-the-latest-obamacare-delays/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=6104&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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