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Office Chatter: Your Doctor Will See You In This Telemedicine Kiosk

By Phil Galewitz June 21, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Employers and insurers are installing sophisticated kiosks in more workplaces so that workers can quickly consult a doctor offsite when they take ill at work.

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Most Americans Want More Federal Money To Stop Zika: Poll

By Phil Galewitz June 30, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Almost two-thirds say federal funds should help women in Zika-affected areas get access to abortion, family planning and contraception services, a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey finds.

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HHS Targets Young Adults In 2017 Obamacare Enrollment Plan

By Phil Galewitz June 21, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The Obama administration’s strategy to attract young under-insured adults includes targeted direct mailings and discounted Lyft rides to open enrollment events this fall.

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Study Projects Sharper Increases In Obamacare Premiums For 2017

By Phil Galewitz June 15, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis forecasts rates could jump 10 percent next year in 14 major metro markets.

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UnitedHealth Tries Boutique-Style Health Plan

By Phil Galewitz April 4, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Harken Health, a new UnitedHealthcare subsidiary, offers members free unlimited doctor visits and health coaches at 10 clinics in Chicago and Atlanta. 

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FAQ: How The FDA’s New Tobacco Rule Affects Consumers

By Phil Galewitz May 6, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The FDA expands its purview over all tobacco products — including e-cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco — but the new regulatory process could permit many products sold in the U.S. to remain so for up to three years.

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Smokers’ Ranks Look Conspicuously Sparse In Obamacare

By Phil Galewitz May 4, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Federal data suggest that many smokers aren’t confessing to their tobacco habit to avoid paying higher health care premiums, thwarting insurers.

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United’s Departure From Marketplaces Could Impact Consumers’ Costs, Access

By Phil Galewitz April 26, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Florida and Oklahoma counties are among the hardest hit by UnitedHealthcare’s pullout from health law exchanges.

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UnitedHealthcare To Exit All But ‘Handful’ Of Obamacare Markets In 2017

By Phil Galewitz April 19, 2016 KFF Health News Original

UnitedHealthcare said Tuesday it will leave most of the 34 states in which it offers health insurance under Obamacare, but Nevada and Virginia are two markets it will retain a presence.

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Study: Medicaid Expansion Encourages More Poor Adults To Get Health Care

By Phil Galewitz April 18, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Doctor visits and hospital stays were more likely for low-income adults in states after they expanded Medicaid under Obamacare, researchers reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine Monday.

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Competition Suffers Most If UnitedHealth Exits Obamacare In 2017: Analysis

By Phil Galewitz April 18, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis released Monday, a day ahead of UnitedHealth’s expected announcement, finds 1.1 million consumers would have no choice in health insurance plans if the giant insurer drops out of Obamacare marketplaces as threatened.

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IRS Could Help Find Many Uninsured People, But Doesn’t

By Phil Galewitz April 5, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Many low-income households that claim earned income tax credit lack health insurance, Urban Institute finds.

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In Conservative Indiana, Medicaid Expansion Makes Poorest Pay

By Phil Galewitz March 24, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The novel expansion model is testing how far a state can go under Obamacare in making poor people share responsibility for the cost of health care. 

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Doctors Ponder Delicate Talks As Medicare Pays For End-Of-Life Counsel

By Phil Galewitz March 16, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Physicians can now bill Medicare $86 for up to 30 minutes of counseling given to patients about end-of-life planning, but many doctors may need training to have those talks.

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Cigna Profits As Medicare Softens Penalty Policy

By Phil Galewitz March 10, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A new policy preserves Cigna’s access to bonuses while the insurer fixes “widespread” failures in its Medicare plans.

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Medicare Plans Score Higher Ratings And Millions In Bonuses

By Phil Galewitz March 7, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The share of Medicare Advantage members enrolled in plans with high star ratings has almost doubled since 2013, earning bonuses for private insurers who offer them.

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Health Plan Watchdog Still Seeks Progress After 25 Years

By Phil Galewitz January 8, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Increased comparative information on health plans is helping consumers shop, says Margaret O’Kane, president of the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

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Alabama Puts Hospitals At Forefront Of Medicaid Managed Care

By Phil Galewitz February 17, 2016 KFF Health News Original

As officials seek to take control of costs in the health coverage for low-income residents, they are relying on hospitals, not private insurance companies, to run the program.

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2016 Obamacare Enrollment Tops Expectations At 12.7 Million

By Phil Galewitz February 4, 2016 KFF Health News Original

About 4 million people signed up for health coverage for the first time, reports the Health and Human Services Department.

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Obamacare Recruiters Seek Uninsured At Food Fairs And Churches

By Phil Galewitz November 16, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Floridians without health insurance query experts and ponder options as the health law’s open enrollment season gets underway.

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