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$60 Million For 34 States To Boost Obamacare Enrollment

By Phil Galewitz September 8, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Two Planned Parenthood chapters, two United Way organizations, a food bank association and a Catholic hospital system are among 90 nonprofit groups that will receive a total of $60 million to help people sign up for health insurance, the Department of Health and Human Services announced today. The money will help people in 34 states that rely on […]

Indiana, Several Other States Look To Expand Medicaid Next Year

By Phil Galewitz September 2, 2014 KFF Health News Original

This KHN story can be republished for free. (details) Who’s next? With the long-awaited deal to expand Medicaid finally struck last week between Pennsylvania and the Obama administration, 27 states and the District of Columbia have adopted a key coverage plank of the Affordable Care Act. And the momentum continues to grow in Republican-led states […]

Advocates Say Florida Consumers To Pay For State Lawmakers’ Decision

By Phil Galewitz August 5, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Republicans were quick to pounce Monday on Florida’s announcement that residents buying health insurance on the individual market for next year will face a 13.2 percent average increase in monthly premiums — one of the steepest rate hikes announced for any state. “Obamacare is a bad law that just seems to be getting worse,” said […]

6 States Extending Medicaid Pay Raise Next Year To Primary Care Doctors

By Phil Galewitz July 31, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Correction: This story has been updated to note that the District of Columbia in 2015 is not extending the Medicaid pay increase for physicians. The story originally listed D.C. with the six states that are keeping doctor pay higher next year. The District will allow Medicaid pay rates to fall back to earlier levels. Just six […]

Study Estimates 10 Million Americans Gained Health Coverage

By Phil Galewitz July 24, 2014 KFF Health News Original

About 10.3 million Americans gained health coverage this year, primarily as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to a study by the federal government and Harvard University, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The estimate of newly insured adults — the largest to date — is the first published in a […]

Feds Demand Medicaid Backlog Fixes By Six States

By Phil Galewitz July 10, 2014 KFF Health News Original

This KHN story can be republished for free. (details) Tired of waiting for states to reduce their backlogs of Medicaid applications, the Obama administration has given six states until Monday to submit plans to resolve issues that have prevented more than 1 million low-income or disabled people from getting health  coverage. The targeted states are Alaska, California, […]

‘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 […]

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 […]