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This news analysis examines why consumers should look at more than premiums when shopping for policies.
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This news analysis examines why consumers should look at more than premiums when shopping for policies.
It is one of 21 states that have enacted laws challenging or opting-out of provisions of the health law, says the National Conference of State Legislatures.
State and federal exchanges report strong interest in 2015 plans, smoother exchange performance and better-trained assisters.
For centuries, the central challenge in health care was ignorance. Now, health care is being flooded with information. But commerce and medicine are still trying to figure out what do with all that data.
Self-employed accountant is one of an estimated 600,000 low-income Pennsylvanians who will be eligible for expanded Medicaid beginning Jan. 1.
For-profit carriers complain the upstarts have an unfair edge because of low-interest federal loans.
Almost all large employers offer at least one wellness plan, but studies showing these efforts really save money are scarce.
Some people don’t know whether their job-based coverage disqualifies them from federal subsidies to buy policies in online insurance marketplaces.
Medical-legal partnerships in New York and Los Angeles help some unaccompanied minors navigate immigration hearings.
But for those who hover around the poverty line, a slump can put them into the “no help” category in the Carolinas and 21 other states that haven’t expanded Medicaid coverage.
Study finds that early elective delivery rates are declining but authorities say they are still too high, leading to worse health outcomes for mothers and children.
Surging contracts related to the Affordable Care Act have helped make the Department of Health and Human Services a fount of revenue for private business.
The Affordable Care Act and related programs have helped make the Department of Health and Human Services the No. 3 federal agency for outsourcing work to private business, after the Pentagon and the Energy Department.
If a couple wants to transfer health insurance policies, it is often pretty easy because most companies use a calendar-year coverage period. But if one company’s enrollment is on a different schedule, switching can be problematic.
Even with insurance, high deductibles can put care out of reach.
People who bought coverage on healthcare.gov for this year could likely find cheaper premiums if they shop again.
Proponents of state-based health exchange bill say residents' subsidies are now at risk.
Coalition, which includes some prominent Republicans, pushes “free market” alternative.
About 10 million people have gained insurance, but there are still several diverse groups of people who won’t get coverage.
While Americans debate whether we should quarantine people who might have Ebola but clearly aren't contagious, others wander among us who are infected with tuberculosis — another disease that's highly communicable in some forms.
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