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Medicaid Coverage Limits Access To Medications For Painkiller Addicts

By Michael Ollove, Stateline July 23, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Patients face severe limitations on the amount and duration of medicines they take to fight addiction to pain pills.

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Officials Face Obamacare ‘Data Hub’ Questions On Capitol Hill

August 1, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Mary Agnes Carey speaks with Politico Pro’s Jennifer Haberkorn about two House committee meetings on Capitol Hill Thursday where IRS and CMS officials were grilled about implementing a system to verify consumer income under the health law.

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Medicare Data Show Wide Divide In What Hospitals Bill For Outpatient Services

By Jordan Rau June 3, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Medicare released average bill charges for 30 hospital outpatient procedures Monday, showing big differences from hospital to hospital in how much they bill patients for the same service. The data come a month after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services garnered front-page attention for its release of similar information about 100 common hospital inpatient procedures. […]

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States Balk At Terminating Medicaid Contracts Even When There’s Fraud Or Poor Patient Care

By Jenni Bergal September 15, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Officials won’t use “nuclear option” for fear of disrupting services to patients.

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Feds Pitch Broad Payment Options For Obamacare Customers

By Sarah Varney June 18, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Federal health officials have proposed that all health plans selling insurance on the new online marketplaces must allow for easy payment options for households without bank accounts or credit cards. The government’s decision to mandate a menu of payment options including cashier’s checks, money orders and re-loadable pre-paid debit cards comes amid increasing pressure from […]

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UPS Won’t Insure Spouses Of Some Employees

By Jay Hancock August 21, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Partly blaming the health law, United Parcel Service is set to remove thousands of spouses from its medical plan because they are eligible for coverage elsewhere.

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Q&A: How ACA Will Affect People With Autism

By Christine Vestal, Stateline August 9, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Autism advocates expected Obamacare to require insurers to cover treatment. But political pressure from states and insurers yielded a more ambiguous result.

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Medicare Announces Plans To Accelerate Linking Doctor Pay To Quality

By Jordan Rau July 22, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The government, in a draft rule, says it will double the penalties and bonuses offered some group practices with 100 or more professionals. It also moves up deadlines for practices with 10 professionals.

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‘Wildfire’ Growth Of Freestanding ERs Raises Concerns About Cost

By Phil Galewitz July 15, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Health experts and insurers predict the trend will boost insurance premiums for everyone.

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Can Humor Sell Health Insurance?

By Sarah Varney July 12, 2013 KFF Health News Original

When the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges open for business in the fall, it will be a new game. Customers will be able to comparison shop in the new online marketplaces, and health insurers will have to sell themselves to the general public in a way they haven��t before. The law’s requirement that almost […]

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Nurse Practitioners Slowly Gain Autonomy

By Christine Vestal, Stateline July 19, 2013 KFF Health News Original

States hope they will be better able to care for the federal health law’s 30 million newly insured patients by relaxing decades-old “scope of practice” laws that determine what care nurse practitioners can deliver.

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Obama Says Health Law Is Saving Consumers Money

By Phil Galewitz and Julie Appleby July 18, 2013 KFF Health News Original

President uses speech to push back against critics, highlight law’s benefits to middle-class and working Americans.

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Sen. Rubio Readies Bill To Delay Insurance Mandate Penalty

October 23, 2013 Morning Briefing

Sen. Marco Rubio is proposing a bill that would delay imposing penalties on people who don’t have health insurance until six months after the Government Accountability Office has certified the federal website is functional. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democrat, is calling on President Obama to extended open enrollment beyond March 31, 2014 and to waive penalties for those who are unable to sign up because of technical problems.

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California Law Likely Resulted In Lower Bills, Free Care For Uninsured

By Julie Appleby June 3, 2013 KFF Health News Original

A California law limiting how much hospitals can charge the uninsured likely resulted in lower bills for many patients – and free care for most of the state’s poorest uninsured residents, according to a study published today in the journal Health Affairs. While some hospitals around the country have  voluntarily agreed to reduce how much they […]

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Navigating The Marketplaces: Reader Questions Answered

By KFF Health News Editors October 8, 2013 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Julie Appleby, the Washington Post’s Sarah Kliff and Consumers’ Checkbook’s Robert Krughoff answered readers questions today about enrollment in the health law’s new insurance marketplaces. A transcript of the discussion follows. READER QUESTION:  My daughter earns $22,000 a year. Her employer offers insurance. Does she have to get insurance through her employer if it’s not more […]

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Obama On Health Law: ‘Working The Way It’s Supposed To’

July 18, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Video: In remarks at the White House Thursday the president touted lower-than-projected premiums that have been announced for health insurance marketplaces in several states.

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With High Deductible Health Plans, It Pays To Shop Around For Care

By Michelle Andrews May 20, 2013 KFF Health News Original

An increasing number of consumers have these plans with lower premiums, but they must cover the first $1,000, $5,000 or even $10,000 of care before insurance kicks in, providing an incentive to haggle with doctors and hospitals.

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Finding Answers About Health Coverage

By Michelle Andrews June 18, 2013 KFF Health News Original

With provisions of the health law kicking in, consumers are likely to have more questions. One of the biggest will be where to search for answers and assistance.

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In Addition To Premium Credits, Health Law Offers Some Consumers Help Paying Deductibles And Co-Pays

By Michelle Andrews July 9, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Although much has been made about the tax credits that will help people afford to pay insurance premiums, the cost-sharing assistance can substantially reduce out-of-pocket medical expenses.

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Oklahoma Law Reflects Divide Over End-Of-Life Issues

By Michael Ollove, Stateline May 16, 2013 KFF Health News Original

A new law passed this year says Oklahoma patients who are disabled, elderly or terminally ill cannot be denied life-preserving treatments if they or their health proxies want it.

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