Many Patients Struggling to Understand New Health Insurance
Co-insurance, co-pays, deductibles? It's not easy to know what's what.
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Co-insurance, co-pays, deductibles? It's not easy to know what's what.
Does a patient need a transfusion or another medication? Artificial intelligence systems can help doctors decide.
In the health information technology gold rush, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are betting on new companies that help consumers, insurers and hospitals save money.
Decoding premiums, co-insurance, co-pays and deductibles has some people reeling
Many health plans could be affected by the coming high court ruling on cases challenging the mandate to provide specific types of contraception.
KHN's consumer columnist explains that the health law's online marketplaces are not an option, but other private insurance may be.
Sheriff in San Francisco wants to make sure the 30,000 prisoners who come through the jail system every year have health insurance on the day they're released.
The state is among the first to use financial incentives to encourage enrollees to boost their health.
The latest analysis shows that Massachusetts is close to having most of its eligible residents insured, some eight years after Gov. Mitt Romney signed its landmark state law. But a failed website has delayed the processing of applications, and some of those waiting may yet decide not to buy health plans.
In a few districts, doctors and hospitals are making their records available to school health officials to help provide better care for children with chronic conditions.
The Congressional Budget Office will no longer evaluate the fiscal implications of some parts of the Affordable Care Act, partly because of all the changes made during implementation. KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and The Fiscal Times' Eric Pianin discuss.
On a reporter's cross country road trip, Americans talk about all the health policy highlights
Technological glitches at the federal and state levels and inadequate staffing have delayed eligibility determinations.
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