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‘A Uniquely New Hampshire Approach’ To Medicaid Expansion

By Phil Galewitz July 1, 2014 KFF Health News Original

New Hampshire became the 26th state today to embrace the federal health law’s expanded Medicaid program, with as many as 50,000 low-income residents expected to begin signing up. Coverage for those who enroll this month will take effect Aug. 15. Initially, most New Hampshire enrollees will join one of two Medicaid managed care plans in the […]

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Is Bigger Better? Idaho Hospital Battle A Microcosm Of Debate Over Industry Consolidation

By Phil Galewitz April 22, 2014 KFF Health News Original

A federal court’s ruling dissolving the merger of the state’s biggest hospital system and biggest doctors’ practice may discourage future ventures.

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Michigan To Reward Medicaid Enrollees Who Take ‘Personal Responsibility’

By Phil Galewitz June 11, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The state is among the first to use financial incentives to encourage enrollees to boost their health.

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More Than 1.7 Million Consumers Still Wait For Medicaid Decisions

By Phil Galewitz June 9, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Technological glitches at the federal and state levels and inadequate staffing have delayed eligibility determinations.

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Medicaid Enrollment Surges By More Than 1 Million In April

By Phil Galewitz June 4, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid enrollment surged by more than 1 million people in April, bringing the total growth in the state-federal health insurance program for the poor since September to about 6 million, the Obama administration said Wednesday. The increase is significant because it shows Medicaid enrollment continued to grow even after the new state and federal online […]

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Safety Net Hospitals Already Seeing More Paying Patients – And Revenue

By Phil Galewitz May 27, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Many inner-city hospitals in Medicaid-expansion states report big drops in the number of uninsured people for whom they provide care.

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Do Seniors Have Too Many Medicare Plans To Choose From?

By Phil Galewitz May 14, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Most seniors face a dizzying array of options each year when it comes time to choose a Medicare health or prescription drug plan. Beneficiaries can select from an average of 18 health plans and 31 prescription drug plans. In South Florida, they have 88 plan choices altogether. While choice may sound like a good thing, […]

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What Surge? Nation’s Primary Care System Holding Up Well So Far Under Obamacare

By Phil Galewitz May 12, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Some say early concerns were exaggerated, though late enrollment and Medicaid problems also have cut demand.

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States’ Medicaid Decisions Leave Health Centers, Patients In Lurch

By Phil Galewitz May 9, 2014 KFF Health News Original

More than 1 million patients who use federally funded community health centers will remain uninsured because they live in one of 24 states that chose not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, according to a study released Friday by researchers at George Washington University. Most of those patients live in the South, because […]

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Arizona Offers ‘Sneak Peak’ At Costs Of Shifting Kids Off CHIP

By Phil Galewitz May 8, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Families of Arizona children who were forced to switch from the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to private plans sold in the federal marketplace are likely paying more and getting fewer benefits, according to a study released Thursday. Millions of families who are ineligible for Medicaid could soon face the same choice if Congress chooses […]

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Hospitals’ Purchase Of Doctors Leads To Higher Prices, Spending, Study Finds

By Phil Galewitz May 5, 2014 KFF Health News Original

A new study gives ammunition to what health economists and health insurers have argued for years: When hospitals buy physician practices, the result is usually higher hospital prices and increased spending by privately insured patients. The study, published Monday in the journal Health Affairs, was based on an analysis of 2.1 million hospital claims from workers […]

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Healthcare.gov Finished Strong Despite Rocky Start, Enrollment Data Show

By Phil Galewitz May 1, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Obama administration officials on Thursday predicted health insurance premiums would be stable next year despite concerns that not enough young and healthy people signed up through the online insurance exchanges. “The risk pool is fundamentally large and varied to support that kind of pricing…in every state,” said Mike Hash, director of the office of health […]

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Most States To Rely On Federal Website For 2015 Enrollment

By Phil Galewitz April 24, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Tight deadlines and technical challenges dampen enthusiasm among states to set up their own online insurance marketplaces.

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Hospitals Get Into Doctor Rating Business

By Phil Galewitz April 17, 2014 KFF Health News Original

After some doctors at University of Utah Health Care noticed scathing online reviews about themselves in 2012, the hospital system decided the best way to respond was by posting its patients’ ratings of physicians on the hospital’s own website. The hospital was already randomly surveying patients about their experiences with physicians. Now, when potential patients […]

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Florida’s Decision Hurts County With Highest Uninsured Rate

By Phil Galewitz January 27, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Many Hendry County residents earn too little for federal subsidies but are ineligible for Medicaid since state lawmakers opted against expanding the program.

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Medicaid Enrollment Increased By 3 Million From October To February

By Phil Galewitz April 4, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The number of low-income people enrolled in Medicaid rose by 3 million to 62.3 million from October through February as more Americans joined the state-federal insurance program through state and federal online insurance marketplaces, according to a report released Friday by the Department of Health and Human Services. States that expanded Medicaid eligibility under the […]

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States Accelerate Shift Of Nursing Home Residents Into Medicaid Managed Care

By Phil Galewitz February 11, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Insurers say that safety is their No.1 concern, but consumer advocates and nursing home owners are wary.

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Arkansas’ Medicaid Experiment, Key To Obamacare Expansion, On Ropes

By Phil Galewitz February 10, 2014 KFF Health News Original

A decision to end the plan would cost tens of thousands of enrollees their coverage and have a chilling effect on other states.

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10 States Are Critical To Administration’s Efforts To Enroll 6 Million In New Health Plans

By Phil Galewitz March 19, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Reaching that number might give Democrats bragging rights and make it more likely that state pools are big enough to keep down premiums.

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Nearly 1 Million More Sign Up For Obamacare Plans In February

By Phil Galewitz March 11, 2014 KFF Health News Original

But the number of enrollees, especially those between 18 and 34, continues to lag expectations.

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