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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 […]

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 […]

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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.

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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.

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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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For High-Risk Women, Some Breast Cancer Drugs To Be Free

By Phil Galewitz January 9, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Starting next September, women at increased risk for breast cancer will be able to get some drugs shown to help prevent the disease without a co-pay, the Obama administration said Thursday. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force  recommended last September that clinicians give medications such as tamoxifen or raloxifene to such women to reduce their risk of the disease. […]

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Nonprofit Health Centers Go Into For-Profit Insurance Business

By Phil Galewitz January 7, 2014 KFF Health News Original

A growing number are starting managed care plans to boost revenue and gain more control over patient care.

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Thousands Waiting For Medicaid Coverage Are Stuck In Limbo

By Phil Galewitz January 6, 2014 KFF Health News Original

State Medicaid programs have not received data on many applicants because of healthcare.gov’s software problems.

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Six Things That May Move Public Perception Of Obamacare

By Phil Galewitz January 2, 2014 KFF Health News Original

How valuable people find their new health coverage will help shape public opinion of the law going forward.

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Catastrophic Obamacare Policies Prove Hard Sell So Far

By Phil Galewitz December 20, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The Obama administration’s decision this week to allow people to buy catastrophic-level policies if their individual health plans had been canceled comes amid reports that few people have bought these less expensive policies sold in new online insurance marketplaces. In California, only 1 percent of those who had picked a plan in the first two months since the marketplace opened […]

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What Happens Next On The Health Law?

By Phil Galewitz and Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Appleby March 31, 2014 KFF Health News Original

As the first open enrollment period draws to a close, here are seven things to watch for clues about what the health law’s future might hold.

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Q&A With Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear

By KFF Health News September 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, a Democrat, was an early supporter of building a state exchange where residents without group coverage could buy health insurance. He spoke with KHN correspondent Phil Galewitz last week.

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Answering Consumer Questions About Obamacare Marketplaces

By KFF Health News Editors September 25, 2013 KFF Health News Original

As part of the Washington Post’s continuing series of online discussions about the health law’s new insurance marketplaces, KHN’s Phil Galewitz and the Post’s Sarah Kliff answered readers questions today. A transcript of today’s discussion follows. READER QUESTION:  Neither my husband nor I receive health insurance through an employer and have had an individual plan […]

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Thousands In Obamacare’s High-Risk Pools Get Month’s Reprieve

By Phil Galewitz December 12, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The program’s extension is one of several initiatives the Obama administration announced Thursday to make it easier for consumers to get health coverage despite balky enrollment websites.

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West Virginia, Virgin Islands, Work Together On Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz December 11, 2013 KFF Health News Original

West Virginia and the U.S. Virgin Islands don’t have much in common. It was 82 degrees and sunny today in St. Thomas, while Charleston, W.Va.,  saw snow and a high of 32. But when it comes to Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for the poor, the Mountain State and Caribbean territory are now joined […]

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More Than 110,000 Signed Up For Coverage Through Healthcare.gov In November

By Phil Galewitz December 11, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Navigators report a surge in consumer interest since the website became easier to use.

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