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Small Business Health Insurance Exchanges Are Off To A Rocky Start

By Jordan Shapiro, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch July 10, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Only 10,700 employers nationwide have enrolled their workers in coverage through the Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOP exchanges.

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Consumers Drawn To Low Prices Of Temporary Health Plans Despite Risks

By Julie Appleby June 3, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The policies offer a stopgap for people between jobs, but enrollees still pay a federal tax penalty because the policies fall short of health law standards.

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States Limiting Patient Costs For High-Priced Drugs

By Michael Ollove, Stateline July 6, 2015 KFF Health News Original

More states are stepping in to cushion the financial pain for patients who need medicine that can cost up to hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

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Obama, Championing The Health Law, Says It Shows The Country ‘We Want To Be’

By Julie Rovner June 9, 2015 KFF Health News Original

As he awaits a decision from the Supreme Court on federal subsidies to help cover the cost of premiums in three dozen states, the president points to the millions who have gained insurance and decries efforts by political opponents.

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In Louisiana, Obamacare Subsidies Mean Financial Independence For Some

By Jeff Cohen, WNPR May 11, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Meet three people from the Bayou State who would likely lose their insurance and their newfound sense of financial stability if the Supreme Court rules subsidies illegal in the King v. Burwell case.

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Pa., Del. Move To Maintain Health Insurance Subsidy Access

By Elana Gordon, WHYY June 9, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A soon-to-be-announced Supreme Court ruling could threaten health insurance subsidies for millions of people in about three dozen states. But many state officials aren’t sharing contingency plans lest they be seen as supporting Obamacare.

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Controversies Made Preventive Services Panel Stronger, Says Retired Leader

By Michelle Andrews June 23, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Dr. Michael LeFevre, who has stepped down as chairman of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force after 10 years, describes how the health law changed the group’s work and the need to improve communication about it.

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Paperwork Inconsistencies Causing Thousands To Lose Obamacare Subsidies

By Chabeli Herrera, The Miami Herald June 17, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The problems are affecting consumers all over the country, say enrollment agents.

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California Caps What Patients Pay For Pricey Drugs. Will Other States Follow?

By April Dembosky, KQED June 24, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Beginning in 2016, most Covered California customers will not have to pay more than $150 or $250 per prescription, per month. The price caps are a response to very expensive new drugs used to treat hepatitis and other serious illnesses.

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After Court Victory, Obama Asks GOP To Work With Him To Improve Health Care

By Mary Agnes Carey July 1, 2015 KFF Health News Original

In a visit to Nashville, Tenn., the president calls for health law critics to drop their opposition and begin the work of improving the law and health care delivery.

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When Paying The Obamacare Penalty Is Cheaper Than Buying Insurance

By Chabeli Herrera, The Miami Herald May 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

For some, playing the high-risk gamble of paying the Obamacare penalty versus carrying health coverage they can’t afford pays off, for others who get sick, the wager leaves them with huge medical bills.

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Radical Approach To Huge Hospital Bills: Set Your Own Price

By Jay Hancock May 13, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A small consulting firm is disrupting hospitals’ business as usual by encouraging employers to pay much less than what hospitals bill — based on its analysis of what is reasonable.

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Big Bills A Hidden Side Effect Of Cancer Treatment

By Sarah Jane Tribble, Ideastream April 16, 2015 KFF Health News Original

High deductible health insurance plans and soaring drug costs make cancer a tremendous financial burden for many patients.

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What’s At Stake When The Supreme Court Rules On Health Plan Subsidies

By Julie Rovner and Mary Agnes Carey June 8, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A decision in King v. Burwell is expected by the end of the month.

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Conservatives’ Aversion To Planned Parenthood Funding At Center Of Current Budget Fight

September 21, 2015 Morning Briefing

A government shutdown could occur if a temporary budget is not passed by the end of the month. However, passage of a short-term spending bill faces opposition from conservatives who are troubled by federal funding for the reproductive health organization. But GOP congressional leaders fear that a shutdown could risk the party’s White House bid.

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Cash-And-Carry Health Insurance For Some In Los Angeles

By Sarah Varney April 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

With the help of their mobile phones, people will be able to pay their health insurance premiums for L.A. Care Covered in cash at convenience stores around the city.

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Tougher Vaccine Exemption Bill In Calif. Clears First Hurdle

By Pauline Bartolone, Capital Public Radio April 9, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The state Senate health committee passed the bill after a debate that drew several hundred protesters to Sacramento.

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Facing Death But Fighting The Aid-In-Dying Movement

By Stephanie O'Neill, Southern California Public Radio May 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A young mother with a grave lung disease worries that a California bill that would make assisted suicide legal could pressure terminally ill people to end their lives.

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Calif. Advocates Hail Coverage Of Children In State Illegally, Seek Inclusion Of Adults

By Anna Gorman July 7, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The budget deal announced by Gov. Jerry Brown last month grants Medicaid coverage to young Californian immigrants who are in the state without legal permission. Now comes the push for coverage of their parents and other adults.

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How Will The Health Care Subsidies Decision Affect Everyday Americans?

June 18, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on healthcare subsidies soon. As the country awaits the decision, NewsHour interviewed people who would be personally affected by the ruling, and Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News answers their concerns.

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