Thousands Of Young California Immigrants Eligible For Coverage — Though Often They Don’t Know It
State is one of a few nationally to offer insurance to low-income youths whose parents crossed the border illegally or overstayed visas.
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State is one of a few nationally to offer insurance to low-income youths whose parents crossed the border illegally or overstayed visas.
In Seattle, an unlikely collaboration provides weekend and after-hours care for patients who in the past had turned to hospital emergency rooms for non-emergency treatments.
Tired of seeing patients every 15 minutes, some are going to work for hospitals, reducing their practices or calling it quits.
Consumers who obtain insurance through the health law's marketplaces will now have to figure out their plans' specifics.
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Patients sometimes find that they are expected to pay for associated services, such as facility fees or anesthesia, and health law advocates say more federal guidance is needed for billing the procedures.
So-called "young and invincibles" are not rushing to sign up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, so officials are going to find them at concerts, festivals and social-media sites.
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