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KHN's consumer columnist responds to questions about whether doctors can request to keep a patient's credit card on file, if a woman can sign up for insurance after becoming pregnant and whether an insurer can keep a young man off his parent's policy.
Insurers claim the cuts are deeper and are campaigning to stop them, saying they will hurt seniors.
Experts say that costs may rise for some enrollees, but rates have been largely stable for most.
The first public evaluation of how 141 networks of doctors and hospitals performed looks at five quality measures for patients with diabetes and heart disease.
KHN's consumer columnist says that even though many preventive care services are covered without cost to the patient, "evaluation and management services" can be billed separately.
Shifting Medicaid enrollees into private plans could mean less money for clinics treating the poor.
The plan by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett would use federal money to buy private insurance for newly eligible Medicaid enrollees and require work searches or job training.
A Republican House member has filed a bill to expand Missouri's Medicaid program.
Patients face serious challenges, however, including a shortage of dentists and restrictions on treatment options.
A new Stanford University study shows that patients with critical injuries are less likely to be transferred to trauma centers if they have insurance.
Making health care prices available to the public is difficult and expensive, and Colorado and several other states are in jeopardy of losing funding for their efforts unless Congress intervenes.
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