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Minnesotans Who Think They Signed Up For Health Insurance May Not Be Enrolled

By Catharine Richert, MPR News December 8, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Insurance companies say information they’re getting from MNsure, Minnesota’s insurance exchange, is inaccurate and incomplete – and that time is running out to fix the problems.

Health Law Requirements Squeeze Some Part Time Workers

By Kelly April Tyrrell, Philadlephia Inquirer October 30, 2013 KFF Health News Original

This story was produced in partnership with Some school districts and state and local governments are limiting part-time workers’ hours or letting them go to comply with the Affordable Care Act. And it’s not all political. This month in Delaware, which has embraced the health law, officials decided to limit all casual and seasonal employees, […]

Health Law Brings Changes In How Therapists Do Business

By Sarah Varney October 24, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Mom-and-Pop shops give way to large group practices that often accept discounted rates from insurers.

Medicare Identifies 97 Best And 95 Worst Hospitals For Hip And Knee Replacements

By Jordan Rau December 17, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The new analysis is part of the government’s effort to improve the quality of care.

Former HHS Head Offers His Take On Health Law’s Problems

By Julie Appleby January 8, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Former Health And Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt says officials could learn from similar, albeit smaller, problems he and his staff had implementing the Medicare Prescription Drug Program in 2006, and that he doubts the Obama administration will meet its goals for enrollment in the health law’s insurance marketplaces.

Nearly 1,500 Hospitals Penalized Under Medicare Program Rating Quality

By Jordan Rau November 14, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The hospitals were rated on two-dozen measures, including surveys of patient satisfaction and death rates.

California Sends Incorrect Information To 246,000 Low-Income Patients

By Anna Gorman November 17, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The state mistakenly told consumers in the “bridge to reform” program that they may have to switch doctors as they transition to Medicaid.

In Some States, Most Early Marketplace Enrollees Qualify For Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz October 22, 2013 KFF Health News Original

In several states, most of the people enrolling through new online insurance marketplaces are signing on to Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for the poor. The reason? Many of the uninsured are poor, and applicants don’t have to pay anything to sign up for Medicaid. Shoppers applying for private health coverage through the marketplace […]

South Floridians’ Biggest Question About Marketplace Plans: Will They Be Affordable?

By Patricia Borns, Miami Herald October 14, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Consumers of different ages, health and income levels make different calculations about the costs and benefits of buying health coverage.

Texas Doctors, Hospitals Don’t Know If They’re In Or Out Of Obamacare Plans

By Becca Aaronson, The Texas Tribune October 21, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Many physicians and hospitals have been unable to determine which health plans offered in the health law’s insurance marketplace include them in their provider networks.

Some Say Obamacare’s ‘Affordable’ Coverage Isn’t Affordable For Them

By Julie Appleby September 24, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Moderate-income consumers may get subsidies but will also be required to pay up to 9.5 percent of their income toward monthly premiums, which some say will put coverage out of reach.

In Kansas, A Fight Over Developmentally Disabled Shifting To Medicaid Managed Care

By Jenni Bergal December 5, 2013 KFF Health News Original

In Kansas, families are worried about three for-profit insurers taking charge of providing all home- and community-based services for 8,500 developmentally disabled people beginning Jan. 1.

Medicare Seeks To Curb Spending On Post-Hospital Care

By Jordan Rau December 1, 2013 KFF Health News Original

One out of every six dollars Medicare spent in the traditional fee-for-service program went to nursing and therapy for patients in rehabilitation facilities, nursing homes, long-term care hospitals and in their own homes.

Pennsylvania Governor Talks Up Plan To Expand Medicaid His Way

By Elana Gordon, WHYY October 25, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Only about half the states so far are planning to expand Medicaid coverage to thousands of low-income adults. Pennsylvania’s Republican governor has a plan to do that, with caveats.

Swapping COBRA For Obamacare Likely To Be Windfall For Big Business

By Jay Hancock September 23, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Experts expect people who are between jobs to gradually transfer to exchanges, a trend projected to save large employers billions in medical claims for ex-employees.

Why State Exchange Sites Worked While The Federal Site Faltered

By Patrick Marshall, The Seattle Times October 31, 2013 KFF Health News Original

What accounts for the different experiences of the state and federally managed exchanges? Why are the exchanges that the federal government runs so bug-ridden, subjecting users to long delays and possibly even more serious problems?

Average Obamacare Premiums Will Be Lower Than Projected

By Julie Appleby and Phil Galewitz September 25, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Report shows wide variation across the country, with some states that opposed implementation of the health law boasting lower-than-average rates.

Health On The Hill: ‘It’s A Fire Sale On The SGR’

September 18, 2013 KFF Health News Original

With the Congressional Budget Office projecting a reduced cost for a long-term “doc fix,” Congress may seize the opportunity to end the annual adjustments to Medicare reimbursement rates. Mary Agnes Carey and CQ Roll Call’s Emily Ethridge discuss.

Letters To The Editor: Nurse Practitioners In Primary Care; The Future Of Bare-Bones Health Plans

October 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Letters to the Editor is a periodic KHN feature in which readers can comment on our recent stories.

9 Things Millennials Need To Know About Obamacare (But Likely Don’t)

By Marissa Evans and Ankita Rao October 16, 2013 KFF Health News Original

It may not be as fun as planning that backpacking trip around Europe, but buying health insurance will soon be its own rite of passage. Here’s what you need to know.

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