Will Low Online Enrollments In The Fall Hobble The Health Law?
Numbers released by the government Wednesday deepened doubts about the law's immediate viability, and proposed fixes have shortcomings.
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Numbers released by the government Wednesday deepened doubts about the law's immediate viability, and proposed fixes have shortcomings.
What you need to know about signing up for ACA marketplace coverage: There are new benefits, and what you pay depends on your age, your address and how much you earn.
Many are relieved they can no longer be rejected by insurers but anxious about whether they will be able to afford the new policies.
Enroll America volunteers use census data and telephone surveys to identify people without coverage but finding them can still be challenging.
From free preventive services, including birth control, to the rule barring insurers from charging women more than men, the law recasts the rules of the road for women's health coverage.
Wellpoint and other insurers face a new set of decisions as a result of the Obama administration's proposed "fix," which would allow them to renew individual plans that don't include all the benefits required by the overhaul.
Health experts and insurers predict the trend will boost insurance premiums for everyone.
New measures are announced after 17 states hostile to the law restrict the work of consumer navigators.
The uninsured rate for 2012 dropped slightly from 15.7 percent to 15.4 percent, largely because of an increase in people enrolled in public insurance programs.
Some enrollees will have to pay more for coverage in new exchanges, while others may lose out in states that do not expand Medicaid.
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