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Millones podrían perder el Medicaid bajo el plan de Trump

By Phil Galewitz November 11, 2016 KFF Health News Original

El mayor riesgo para los beneficiarios del Medicaid proviene de las promesas del presidente electo Donald Trump, y otros republicanos, de revocar la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible (ACA).

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Millions Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Trump Plan

By Phil Galewitz November 9, 2016 KFF Health News Original

But block grants face likely resistance from states, poised to lose many millions.

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Latest Stories Repealing The Affordable Care Act Could Be More Complicated Than It Looks By Julie Rovner | November 9 Republicans will likely chip away at the ACA piecemeal and say they will try to provide a soft exit. Concerned About Losing Your Marketplace Plan? ACA Repeal May Take Awhile By Michelle Andrews | November […]

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Insurers, Hospitals Clash Over Help Paying Obamacare Premiums

By Phil Galewitz October 31, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Insurers charge that hospitals and other health providers are using third-party groups to help some low-income patients buy marketplace plans, which bring higher reimbursement rates.

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VA Shifts To Clinical Pharmacists To Help Ease Patients’ Long Waits

By Phil Galewitz October 25, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Some Veterans Affairs’ hospitals are cutting vets’ long waits for outpatient care appointments by authorizing specially-trained pharmacists to treat certain patients with chronic care needs.

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Feds Find Doctor Listings Often Wrong In Medicare Advantage Directories

By Phil Galewitz October 24, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The federal government’s first in-depth review reveals errors such as wrong addresses and incorrect phone numbers riddle many directories used by Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. 

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Report: States Increase Cost Controls To Manage Medicaid Growth

By Phil Galewitz October 13, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid enrollment and total Medicaid spending are projected to rise more slowly for 2017, but states’ tab will grow faster as the federal government begins to taper its funding for Obamacare expansions, the Kaiser Family Foundation reports in its annual 50-state survey.

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Florida’s Mosquito Control Forces Mobilize Against Zika Threat

By Phil Galewitz June 17, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Local mosquito control authorities prepare spray-and-trap offensive to halt Zika-carrying mosquitos in damp breeding grounds.

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CMS Identifies Hospitals Paid Nearly $1.5B In 2015 Medicare Billing Settlement

By Phil Galewitz August 23, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A year after settling billing disputes with 2,022 hospitals for 68 cents on the dollar, the government has revealed who got paid and how much.

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Obamacare Marketplace Shakeout Rocks Arizona, Southeast

By Phil Galewitz August 18, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Fewer choices in 2017 health care plans await consumers in dozens of markets where Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and Humana are pulling out, but withdrawals may hit Arizona, the Carolinas, Georgia and parts of Florida hardest.

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Administration Paints Rosy Future For Obamacare Marketplaces

By Phil Galewitz August 11, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Report portrays Affordable Care Act’s individual market as improving with rising enrollments of healthier, lower-risk consumers, a performance that clashes with recent complaints from some large insurers.

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Florida Stores Help Consumers Buy Imported Drugs Despite Federal Ban

By Phil Galewitz June 6, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Thousands of Floridians patronize storefront businesses that help them buy cheaper drugs online from Canada and other countries, but the Food and Drug Administration calls the practice illegal and risky.

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Kentucky And Feds Near Possible Collision On Altering Medicaid Expansion

By Phil Galewitz July 27, 2016 KFF Health News Original

By Aug. 1, Republican Gov. Matt Bevin is expected to ask the Obama administration to approve significant changes on many Medicaid enrollees, including monthly premiums and a work requirement.

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How A Caribbean Island Became Prime Source Of U.S. Zika Cases

By Phil Galewitz July 22, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Many Dominican Republic immigrants in Florida and New York City brought Zika home after visiting the island, one of many destinations outside the U.S. where Zika has been active, say public health officials.

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Seven Remaining Obamacare Co-Ops Prepare Survival Strategies

By Phil Galewitz July 13, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Two-thirds of the federally funded co-ops created by the health law to sell health insurance to individuals and small employers have folded and those that remain are diversifying to stay alive.

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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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