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Elena V. Rios, the president of the National Hispanic Medical Association, tells KHN that the U.S. needs more diversity in medical education at all levels.
Many state regulators, insurers have yet to decide on whether to OK renewals of canceled policies.
Yes, if they cancel everyone in a "block of business" that was buying a particular policy.
New insurance marketplaces around the country are weighing whether to offer voter registration to people signing up for health insurance. The issue could cause political and legal fights across the nation.
Some worry the lower rates will discourage physicians from participating, potentially making it more difficult for enrollees to get care.
As many as 400,000 Pennsylvanians, most of them low-wage workers, will go without coverage next year because Pennsylvania officials have not opted to take federal money available under the health law to expand Medicaid.
The Wisconsin governor, who may have presidential ambitions, wants to take people off BadgerCare and have them shop for subsidized coverage on healthcare.gov.
As open enrollment continues under the health law, insurance columnist answers questions about issues affecting readers.
The Affordable Care Act offers state grants to reward doctors for quality health care.
Insurers battle to increase profits while adapting to health law's new constraints.
The "pay-it-forward" program has served more than 4,000 adults in the Battle Creek area since 2007.
The state mistakenly told consumers in the "bridge to reform" program that they may have to switch doctors as they transition to Medicaid.
The insurance commissioner and the health insurance industry lobby disagree over President Obama's plan.
Under the president's plan, insurers will be permitted to extend this year's policies into next year, but it's far from clear that insurers will want to follow through. Some state regulators may not even let them.
In Oregon, the online health marketplace isn't working for people looking to buy individual policies. But the state has been rapidly expanding Medicaid anyway. In Texas, insurance helpers may face state regulations that would make it even harder to assist people seeking coverage.
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