Experts Suggest Software Problems, Not Just Demand, May Be Behind Marketplace Glitches
Insurance companies confirm a small number of successful signups through the federal website.
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Insurance companies confirm a small number of successful signups through the federal website.
Hospitals have gone from curing disease to curing meats to boost reviews and qualify for larger Medicare payments.
Report shows wide variation across the country, with some states that opposed implementation of the health law boasting lower-than-average rates.
Under the president's plan, insurers will be permitted to extend this year's policies into next year, but it's far from clear that insurers will want to follow through. Some state regulators may not even let them.
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.
More than 100 organizations receive money to help consumers sign up for coverage in online marketplaces in 34 states.
Some could get help buying private coverage by projecting their future incomes to exceed the federal poverty level.
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.
KHN is gathering the data from states that have approved and published premiums for the online marketplaces that will open Oct. 1 under the federal health law.
The online marketplaces, also known as exchanges, sell plans effective as soon as Jan. 1. But they got a rocky launch, with software glitches in some cases and implementation delays in others.
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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