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Talking Scales and Telemedicine: ACO Tools To Keep Patients Out Of The Hospital
A Minnesota hospital's care for congestive heart failure patients set the stage for it to become an Accountable Care Organization under the health law.
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Missouri’s Poorest Residents Won’t Benefit From Obamacare
In a twist that wasn't intended by the authors of the federal Affordable Care Act, most of Missouri's poorest, working-age residents won't be eligible for government help because state lawmakers opted against expanding Medicaid.
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States Balk At Terminating Medicaid Contracts Even When There’s Fraud Or Poor Patient Care
Officials won't use "nuclear option" for fear of disrupting services to patients.
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Health Insurers Tune In To Twitter For Customer Service
Companies are amping up their social media presence in an effort to help patients and do quick damage control on complaints aired in this public sphere.
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Why Health Law’s ‘Essential’ Coverage Might Mean ‘Bare Bones’
But how can a law praised for expanding coverage -- one that includes an "employer mandate" to offer "minimum essential coverage" -- allow companies to offer insurance that might not even cover hospitalization?
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President: GOP Shutting Down Government To Defund Obamacare Is ‘A Bad Idea’
Republicans have made it their "holy grail, their number one priority" to deny millions of Americans health insurance coverage through the 2010 health care law, President Obama said today.
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New Missouri law Imposes Hurdle For Insurance Exchange
The law requires insurance counselors
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A Nevada Health Plan — Without The Insurance
A novel medical discount plan negotiates lower prices at the doctor's office or hospitals for members who aren't insured.
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Red State Idaho Embraces Obamacare Insurance Exchange — Reluctantly
Gov. "Butch" Otter and employer groups fought to keep control of their health insurance marketplace -- the only GOP-controlled state to run a state-based exchange -
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UPS Won’t Insure Spouses Of Some Employees
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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Kentucky’s Rush Into Medicaid Managed Care: A Cautionary Tale For Other States
Doctors, hospitals, patients and their advocates complained about disruptions in care and payments after Kentucky moved more than half a million people on Medicaid into private plans.
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How Baby Erik Got Health Insurance
It took his parents 86 phone calls and six months to get their newborn enrolled in a Pennsylvania program for children.
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Officials Face Obamacare ‘Data Hub’ Questions On Capitol Hill
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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Turning To The Web To Help Pay Medical Bills
Online fundraising sites are growing in popularity, even among patients who have insurance.
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Health Law Boosts Status Of Alternative Medicine — At Least On Paper
The Affordable Care Act says that insurance companies "shall not discriminate" against any state-licensed health provider, which could lead to better coverage of chiropractic, homeopathic and naturopathic care. Alternative medicine is also mentioned in parts of the law on wellness, prevention and research.
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Medicaid Coverage Limits Access To Medications For Painkiller Addicts
Patients face severe limitations on the amount and duration of medicines they take to fight addiction to pain pills.
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Q&A: How ACA Will Affect People With Autism
Autism advocates expected Obamacare to require insurers to cover treatment. But political pressure from states and insurers yielded a more ambiguous result.