Health Plans Won’t be Able To Drop Individuals From Coverage
Open enrollments will be held annually for beneficiaries.
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Open enrollments will be held annually for beneficiaries.
Various legal challenges to the health law's contraception coverage mandate are continuing to wind their way through the system.
The Obama administration had been trying for almost two years to extend overtime and minimum wage protections to the workers. The rule doesn't take effect until 2015.
Employers are raising deductibles, giving workers health savings accounts, mimicking the health law's online insurance marketplaces and nudging patients to shop around for treatments.
The uninsured rate for 2012 dropped slightly from 15.7 percent to 15.4 percent, largely because of an increase in people enrolled in public insurance programs.
The Affordable Care Act could have easily put eHealthInsurance.com out of business; instead, eHealthInsurance will be another place to buy plans in the 34 states that have federally run insurance exchanges.
The health law's new online insurance marketplaces will create new opportunities for people who lose their jobs and their employer-based health coverage, but consumer advocates worry they may not realize this and lock themselves into pricier coverage than they need.
These marketplaces open Oct. 1 and will allow individuals and small businesses to compare insurance coverage.
Individuals purchasing a policy outside the exchange won't qualify for subsidies, however.
Texas has strict new regulations on abortion facilities and the doctors performing them. But a Texas Tribune review of state inspection records turned up little evidence to suggest the facilities were putting patients in danger.
Older people will pay more than the young, and smokers could face a surcharge.
The broad framework of Gov. Corbett's proposal is similar to plans advanced by Arkansas and Iowa, neither of which has been approved by the federal government.
Officials won't use "nuclear option" for fear of disrupting services to patients.
The group tackles wide-ranging list of concerns, but the lack of a financing plan raises strong objections from some members.
Nobody has a bigger financial stake in the success of Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges than hospitals. And few may work harder to sign up consumers than hospitals themselves.
Some enrollees will have to pay more for coverage in new exchanges, while others may lose out in states that do not expand Medicaid.
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