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Federal Insurance Marketplace Can’t Yet ‘Talk’ To State Medicaid Agencies

By Phil Galewitz October 4, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The health law’s online insurance exchanges were supposed to be a one-stop shop where consumers browsing for coverage could enroll in a private health plan or in Medicaid if they qualified. But that won’t happen with the federal exchange being relied upon by consumers in 36 states, at least not initially. The federal website won’t be […]

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What’s In A (Domain) Name? Lookalike Site In Wash. Raises Concerns

By Phil Galewitz October 3, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Washington Healthplanfinder is the name of the state’s online insurance exchange. But a private insurance agency is using the domain name “washingtonhealthplanfinder.org” to sign people up for policies. Confused? State officials want to make certain consumers won’t be. “We are aware of this site and … forwarded to our Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner […]

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R.I. Woman Among First To Enroll In Obamacare Exchange

By Phil Galewitz October 2, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Uninsured for more than five years, Leslie Peters says she was “chompin’ at the bit” to get coverage to afford regular medical care that she often has gone without. That’s why as soon as HealthSource RI, the Rhode Island online health insurance exchange, went live  Tuesday, she enrolled. “I was so excited,” said Peters, who lives […]

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Seven Things To Know About Signing Up For Obamacare

By Phil Galewitz October 1, 2013 KFF Health News Original

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.

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Marketplace Shoppers Must Pay 1st Premium By Dec. 15

By Phil Galewitz September 30, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Correction: An earlier version of this item misstated the forms of payment insurers are required to accept for plans sold on insurance marketplaces. The only required forms of payment are personal checks, electronic fund transfers, prepaid debit cards, cashier’s checks and money orders. Insurers may also opt to accept other forms of payment, such as credit […]

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Millions Previously Denied Insurance Coverage Because Of Health Problems Look To Online Marketplaces

By Phil Galewitz September 30, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Many are relieved they can no longer be rejected by insurers but anxious about whether they will be able to afford the new policies.

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Red State Idaho Embraces Obamacare Insurance Exchange — Reluctantly

By Phil Galewitz August 9, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Gov. “Butch” Otter and employer groups fought to keep control of their health insurance marketplace — the only GOP-controlled state to run a state-based exchange –

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Will Low Online Enrollments In The Fall Hobble The Health Law?

By Phil Galewitz and Jay Hancock November 14, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Numbers released by the government Wednesday deepened doubts about the law’s immediate viability, and proposed fixes have shortcomings.

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8 Ways Young Women Benefit From Obamacare

By Phil Galewitz September 24, 2013 KFF Health News Original

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.

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White House Pushes Back Against Fraud Fears Of Obamacare Opponents

By Phil Galewitz September 18, 2013 KFF Health News Original

New measures are announced after 17 states hostile to the law restrict the work of consumer navigators.

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GOP Lawmakers Demand Information From Groups Getting Navigator Grants

By Mary Agnes Carey August 30, 2013 KFF Health News Original

In a letter that the administration described as a “blatant and shameful attempt to intimidate,” the Republican House members direct groups to provide a written description of the work they intend to do, the number of employees and volunteers, their duties and how much they’ll be paid.

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48 Million Americans Remain Uninsured, Census Bureau Reports

By Phil Galewitz September 17, 2013 KFF Health News Original

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.

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Local Uninsured Programs Face Uncertain Times As Obamacare Ramps Up

By Phil Galewitz September 13, 2013 KFF Health News Original

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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Nearly Half Of U.S. Births Are Covered By Medicaid, Study Finds

By Phil Galewitz September 3, 2013 KFF Health News Original

About half the births in the United States are paid for by Medicaid — a figure higher than previous estimates — and the numbers could increase as the state-federal health insurance program expands under the Affordable Care Act, according to a study released Tuesday. All pregnant women with incomes below 133 percent of the federal poverty level, just […]

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‘Wildfire’ Growth Of Freestanding ERs Raises Concerns About Cost

By Phil Galewitz July 15, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Health experts and insurers predict the trend will boost insurance premiums for everyone.

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Obamacare Canvassers Seek Out Florida’s Uninsured

By Phil Galewitz July 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Enroll America volunteers use census data and telephone surveys to identify people without coverage but finding them can still be challenging.

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Idaho’s GOP Governor Extols Exchange ‘Run By Idahoans For Idahoans’

By Phil Galewitz August 20, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, a Republican, said he still hopes the federal health law gets repealed. But with some of the law’s biggest changes taking effect in less than six weeks, he sounded like a proud papa Tuesday in announcing the name of his state’s new online health insurance marketplace: Your Health Idaho. Idaho is the only state under […]

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With A Nod To Billy Joel, N.Y. Brands Obamacare Marketplace

By Phil Galewitz August 20, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Some folks like to get away, Take a holiday from the neighborhood. Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood. But I’m takin’ a Greyhound on the Hudson River line. I’m in a New York state of mind … er … make that “New York State of Health.”  Playing off the title of Billy […]

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Amid Health Law Expansion, Some States Trim Medicaid Rolls

By Phil Galewitz August 18, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Maine, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and Vermont are tightening eligibility requirements to shift some residents receiving Medicaid benefits into the online insurance marketplaces created by the health law.

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Experts Suggest Software Problems, Not Just Demand, May Be Behind Marketplace Glitches

By Jay Hancock and Phil Galewitz October 4, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Insurance companies confirm a small number of successful signups through the federal website.

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