Drug Coupons: A Good Deal For The Patient, But Not The Insurer
Makers of brand-name prescription drugs often offer discounts to help defray patients' co-pay costs, but insurers say that drives up their overall health spending.
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States Count Down To Decisions On Health Exchanges
With time running out, 17 states and D.C. commit to setting up the new markets, eight are undecided and the rest weigh partnering with the federal government -- or letting the feds take over.
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President’s Win Is Reprieve For ‘Obamacare’
The president's victory cements the Affordable Care Act, expanding coverage to millions but leaving weighty questions about how to pay for it.
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Democrats’ Medicare Offensive Falls Flat Against GOP
But the status quo on Capitol Hill doesn't mean that the parties are unwilling to work on health care issues.
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Obama Win Boosts Health Law, But States Still Control Its Destiny
State lawmakers will control big coverage decisions, including whether to expand Medicaid to cover millions of uninsured.
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Insurers Get Ready For Exchanges, But Exchanges May Not Be Ready For Them
Insurers are spending big dollars on marketing, technology and risk analysis of the new health care landscape. But with exchanges supposed to go live in late 2013, where and how companies will plunge - and how deep - is far from clear.
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Analysis: Access To Health Care Beginning To Look Like Airline Travel
This metaphor may be useful in decoding the gradations and complexities of insurance coverage and access to care.
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Avoiding The ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Likely Means Changes In Medicare
Congress would probably look for cuts in the health care program for seniors and the disabled as it seeks to find ways to curb federal spending.
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Video: Weighing The Impact Of Health Issues On Campaign 2012
KHN hosts a discussion on the Obama and Romney plans with former Democratic Sen. Tom Daschle and conservative health care analyst Avik Roy, followed by a reporters' roundtable with KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Sarah Varney, Karen Tumulty of the Washington Post and Politico's Jonathan Allen.
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Young People Pay Less For Health Coverage, Older People Pay More, Under Maine’s ‘Market-Based’ Approach
State experiment gets scrutiny amid national debate over role of insurance regulation in rising coverage costs.
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