President’s Cancellation ‘Fix’ Likely To Affect A Limited Number Of Consumers
Many state regulators, insurers have yet to decide on whether to OK renewals of canceled policies.
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Does The Insurer Have The Right To Cancel A Grandfathered Plan?
Yes, if they cancel everyone in a "block of business" that was buying a particular policy.
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‘Motor Voter’ Meets The Health Law
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.
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Doctors Complain They Will Be Paid Less By Exchange Plans
Some worry the lower rates will discourage physicians from participating, potentially making it more difficult for enrollees to get care.
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Scott Walker’s Medicaid Maneuver
The Wisconsin governor, who may have presidential ambitions, wants to take people off BadgerCare and have them shop for subsidized coverage on healthcare.gov.
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In Pa., A Big Gap In Health Insurance Coverage
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.
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Readers Ask If They Can Buy A Policy After March 31 And If An Employer Can Cancel A Spouse’s Coverage
As open enrollment continues under the health law, insurance columnist answers questions about issues affecting readers.
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Grants Help States Combat High-Cost, Low-Quality Health Care
The Affordable Care Act offers state grants to reward doctors for quality health care.
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Health Insurers Face An Uncertain Future
Insurers battle to increase profits while adapting to health law's new constraints.
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Uninsured In Mich. County Can Pay For Dental Care With Volunteer Work
The "pay-it-forward" program has served more than 4,000 adults in the Battle Creek area since 2007.
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California Sends Incorrect Information To 246,000 Low-Income Patients
The state mistakenly told consumers in the "bridge to reform" program that they may have to switch doctors as they transition to Medicaid.
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California Considers Its Options On Canceled Insurance Plans
The insurance commissioner and the health insurance industry lobby disagree over President Obama's plan.
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What Consumers Need To Know About The Obama Plan For Canceled Health Policies
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.
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Oregon Shines On Medicaid, As Texas Stalls On Sign-Ups
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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Methodology: How Value Based Purchasing Payments Are Calculated
The Kaiser Health News story and data on Medicare's quality payment programs are based on data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) containing the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing and Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment factors for individual hospitals.
By Jordan Rau