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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.

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 […]

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.

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.

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.

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.

Business Groups Split On Medicaid Expansion

By Phil Galewitz March 10, 2014 KFF Health News Original

With several states weighing whether to expand Medicaid under the federal health law, supporters are looking to powerful business groups to help sway skeptical state legislators. But those groups are split on the issue — just like the public at large. Nationally, the National Federation of Independent Business, which represents mostly small employers, remains opposed to the […]

Obama Urges Latinos To Sign Up For Insurance Now

By Phil Galewitz March 6, 2014 KFF Health News Original

President Barack Obama appealed directly to Latinos on Thursday, telling them time is running out to sign up for health coverage this year and that they should enroll now to avoid problems. Open enrollment in the health law’s online health insurance marketplaces closes March 31 for coverage this year and that date won’t be extended, Obama said […]

Groups Make Final Push To Sign People Up For Obamacare

By Phil Galewitz March 5, 2014 KFF Health News Original

With less than four weeks to go before the deadline, ads and direct appeals take aim at young people, Latinos and others without insurance coverage.

Obama Sharply Criticizes Republicans As He Announces 8 Million Have Enrolled

By Daniela Hernandez and Phil Galewitz April 17, 2014 KFF Health News Original

President says others have been denied the law’s benefits because many states haven’t expanded Medicaid.

Tenet Expects 15% Of Its Uninsured To Get Obamacare Coverage

By Phil Galewitz February 25, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Tenet Healthcare Corp., the nation’s third largest for-profit hospital operator, said Tuesday it expects 15 percent of its uninsured patients to get covered this year as a result of the Affordable Care Act. But the company isn’t counting yet on any higher profits from the shift, Tenet officials said after a conference call with Wall Street […]

Arkansas Medicaid Fight All About The Math, Governor Says

By Phil Galewitz February 24, 2014 KFF Health News Original

http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js brightcove.createExperiences();Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe says his strategy to win over state lawmakers skeptical about continuing the state’s Medicaid expansion is to show them the money. “It’s arithmetic, it’s not even math,” Beebe said Monday at a media briefing sponsored by Kaiser Health News and Health Affairs. The Democratic governor said if the Arkansas legislature opts against going […]

Impact Of Medicare Advantage Cuts On Seniors Sharply Disputed

By Phil Galewitz February 23, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Experts say that costs may rise for some enrollees, but rates have been largely stable for most.

Health Centers See Threat From ‘Private Option’ Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz February 21, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Shifting Medicaid enrollees into private plans could mean less money for clinics treating the poor.

Gov. Beebe: ‘It’s Ideology Versus Pragmatism’

By Phil Galewitz February 10, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe discusses his state’s experiment expanding Medicaid using a so-called “private option” strategy.

Report: Nearly 3.3 Million Americans Have Enrolled in Private Obamacare Plans

By Phil Galewitz February 12, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The number of young adults still lags, but the pace of signups has increased.

Report: Latinos Could Be Big Winners From Obamacare

By Phil Galewitz February 11, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Latinos make up a disproportionate share of the nation’s uninsured and most could get coverage from the Affordable Care Act or existing programs if every state expanded Medicaid, according to a federal report released Tuesday. The report said that if all states expanded Medicaid, as many as 95 percent of eligible, uninsured Latinos might qualify for […]

HHS Extends Coverage For Patients In Federal High-Risk Pools

By Mary Agnes Carey January 14, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The insurance plan, which serves thousands of people with medical problems who could not get coverage elsewhere, had been slated to end at the end of the month.

Obama Administration Proposes 1.9% Cut In Medicare Advantage Payments

By Mary Agnes Carey February 24, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Insurers claim the cuts are deeper and are campaigning to stop them, saying they will hurt seniors.

Nearly A Quarter Of Health Marketplace Enrollees Are Young Adults

By Phil Galewitz January 13, 2014 KFF Health News Original

This group of people aged 18 to 34, who make up about 40 percent of the potential market, is vital to the health of the insurance exchanges.

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