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Maine Rolls Back Health Coverage Even As Many States Expand It

By Roni Caryn Rabin September 4, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Gov. LePage’s decision to shrink, rather than expand, Medicaid has put strains on health providers as well as the poor.

By Ann Doss Helms, Charlotte Observer September 2, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Many North Carolina dentists refuse to treat Medicaid patients because of the low reimbursements, while the federal health law defines children’s dental insurance as an essential benefit” but doesn’t require parents to buy it.

Flaw In Federal Software Lets Employers Offer Plans Without Hospital Benefits, Consultants Say

By Jay Hancock September 12, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Problems with a government calculator that companies use to prove that their insurance meets health law standards could allow substandard policies, consumer advocates say.

Health Law May Benefit More Small Businesses In The Fall

By Christine Vestal, Stateline August 28, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Special online markets weren’t widely available in Obamacare’s first year.

A Small Business Owner Enters The Insurance Marketplace

By Heidi de Marco July 15, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Initially, the restaurateur was frustrated in trying to find health insurance for her family, but her effort was ultimately successful. Now she hopes to insure her ‘work family.’

Groups Sue Tennessee Over Medicaid Enrollment Delays

By Phil Galewitz July 23, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The plaintiffs accuse state officials of depriving thousands of residents of health care coverage.

Caring for His Elderly Dad With No Insurance Of His Own

By Daniela Hernandez and Heidi de Marco September 22, 2014 KFF Health News Original

In the remote reaches of California, a doctor’s son says coverage has nearly always eluded him, and his initial efforts to enroll in the state’s new insurance exchange were unsuccessful.

Limitations Of New Health Plans Rankle Some Enrollees

By Julie Appleby July 28, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Consumer groups complain people have been misled about the narrow networks of hospitals and doctors in their plans. Insurers say they are trying to hold down prices.

Advocates Say California Is Rejecting ‘Free Money’ To Renew Poor People’s Insurance

By Anna Gorman July 4, 2014 KFF Health News Original

This KHN story can be republished for free. (details) Consumer advocates and some legislators were surprised and frustrated when California health officials recently refused a $6 million donation to help people re-up their Medi-Cal health coverage. Now two senators have proposed an unusual solution: a bill to force the state to accept the offer from […]

Health Care Giants Battling For Control Of Pittsburgh’s Market

By Jeff Brady, NPR News August 20, 2014 KFF Health News Original

As the line between insurance companies and health care providers blurs, these onetime allies are venturing into each other’s business and becoming competitors.

Mountainous Backlog Stalls Medi-Cal Expansion in California

By Helen Shen July 2, 2014 KFF Health News Original

It’s hard to pin down why applicants are waiting so long for approval, and when the problem will be resolved. Meanwhile, some people are putting off treatment.

Lawsuit Accuses Anthem Blue Cross Of ‘Fraudulent’ Enrollment Practices

By Julie Appleby July 9, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Consumer group alleges the insurer put out inaccurate information about benefits and providers to gain market share.

As Ballet Stretches Her Body’s Limits, Insurance Brings Peace of Mind

By Heidi de Marco July 30, 2014 KFF Health News Original

When you pirouette for a living, injury is nearly certain. But one veteran says coverage under the nation’s health law provided some relief.

Insurers Push Back Against Growing Cost Of Cancer Treatments

By Julie Appleby June 17, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Many are encouraging the use of less-costly regimens and paying the same for drugs, whether they’re given in hospital outpatient settings or doctors’ offices.

Health Law Spurs Focus On Faster Drug Development

By Daniela Hernandez August 28, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The Cures Acceleration Network’s mission is to fund research that can be speedily transformed into treatments and to streamline the drug-approval process.

Future Uncertain For VA Rural Health Pilot Program

By Bryan Thompson, Kansas Public Radio June 19, 2014 KFF Health News Original

TOPEKA — Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program offering timely, quality health care to rural veterans is being allowed to expire in a few months, even as major legislation moves through both houses of Congress that would have similar goals as the pilot program. The pilot program is called […]

Advocates Say Florida Consumers To Pay For State Lawmakers’ Decision

By Phil Galewitz August 5, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Republicans were quick to pounce Monday on Florida’s announcement that residents buying health insurance on the individual market for next year will face a 13.2 percent average increase in monthly premiums — one of the steepest rate hikes announced for any state. “Obamacare is a bad law that just seems to be getting worse,” said […]

Say What? Many Patients Struggling To Learn The Foreign Language Of Health Insurance

By Anna Gorman June 16, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Decoding premiums, co-insurance, co-pays and deductibles has some people reeling

Health Law Calls For Some Workers To Be Automatically Enrolled In Coverage

By Michelle Andrews August 5, 2014 KFF Health News Original

A provision of the ACA that could be implemented as early as next year requires employers with more than 200 workers to sign up employees in one of the company’s plans. Workers may opt out, however.

Rape Victims May Have To Pay For Some Medical Services

By Michelle Andrews June 3, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Federal law seeks to keep sexual assault victims from paying for forensic exams, but in some states they may have to cover tests and treatment for pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections.

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