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Repeal Ripples: Five Obamacare Exchange Chiefs Contemplate An Uncertain Future

January 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Despite political peril, Obamacare business is brisk in California, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Colorado.

ER Doctors Say Federal Rules Could Raise Patients’ Out-Of-Network Bills

By Michelle Andrews December 22, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Two physician groups say the government’s regulations for out-of-network emergency care payments will cost consumers more because insurers will pay less.

Single-Payer Health Care Bill Introduced In California Senate

By Anna Gorman February 22, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The legislation is only a first step, declaring the “intent” of the state Senate without specifics or a timetable.

Inaccurate Provider Lists A Major Barrier To Care, Study Finds

By Emily Bazar July 8, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Research published in Health Affairs shows that new patients were able to get an appointment with a primary care doctor less than 30 percent of the time.

Free Clinics Aim To Fill VA’s Shortfalls In Mental Health

By Anna Gorman December 7, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A billionaire hedge fund manager, whose son served in Afghanistan, has opened a chain of clinics to tend to the psychological needs of veterans

With ‘Trumpcare’ On Horizon, Voters Go Wobbly On Repeal

By Jay Hancock March 3, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The prospect of repealing the Affordable Care Act – with no replacement ready – finds many having second thoughts.

Keeping Lonely Seniors Company Can Help Keep Them Healthy

By Anna Gorman January 5, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Little Brothers, which operates in San Francisco and several other cities, sends volunteers to brighten the lives of isolated elderly people, helping to reduce the risk of serious illness.

Obamacare Came To Montana Indian Country And Brought Jobs

By Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio February 13, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In remote parts of Montana, the Affordable Care Act has meant better health care for Native Americans and more job opportunities.

Nonprofit Linked To PhRMA Rolls Out Campaign To Block Drug Imports

By Emily Kopp and Rachel Bluth April 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The advocacy group behind an expensive media blitz opposing Canadian drug imports has deep ties to the drug industry’s largest trade group.

As HMOs Dominate, Alternatives Become More Expensive

By Julie Appleby and Jordan Rau November 25, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A KHN analysis finds a sharp difference in premium prices between plans that offer out-of-network care and those that do not.

Could Minnesota Health Reforms Foreshadow Repeal And Replace?

By Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio February 7, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The state passed a bailout to make ACA plans more affordable, defeated a plan to offer bare bones insurance and is floating a state-sponsored public option.

2016 PPO Plans Remove Out-Of-Network Cost Limits, A Costly Trap For Consumers

By Julie Appleby December 3, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A trend among this year’s marketplace plans leaves some consumers responsible for potentially unlimited out-of-network health care bills, even though they chose plans in which they thought they had some financial protections.

Three Changes Consumers Can Expect In Next Year’s Obamacare Coverage

By Julie Appleby March 15, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The Department of Health and Human Services issues new rules designed to simplify health coverage consumers buy through Healthcare.gov.

Marketplace Plans Covering Out-Of-Network Care Harder To Find

By Michelle Andrews November 6, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Two studies analyze the decline in PPO plans that provide some coverage when patients seek care from doctors, hospitals and other providers that are not on the plan’s network.

A Deep Dive Into 4 GOP Talking Points On Health Care

By Julie Rovner February 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The president says Obamacare has been “a complete and total disaster,” and other Republicans see nothing but trouble. But a careful look at the arguments suggest the situation is more complicated.

Want To Live Past 100? Centenarians Share Secrets Of Knee Bends And Nips Of Scotch

By Sharon Jayson March 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The ranks of 100-year-olds doubles every eight years, but researchers still puzzle over the ingredients of longevity.

Obamacare Enrollment Is Beating Last Year’s Early Pace

By Phil Galewitz December 21, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A record 6.4 million Americans signed up for plans through healthcare.gov in the first weeks of open enrollment – 400,000 more than last year at this time, federal officials say.

Health Insurance: What If You Could Take It With You?

By Julie Appleby March 1, 2017 KFF Health News Original

“Portability” will likely be a buzz word in the health law repeal-and-replace debate, but the concept raises a number of complicated policy issues.

Healthy Customers, And Those With Major Medical Needs, May Want Bronze Plans

By Michelle Andrews November 2, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The bronze plans’ lower premiums — coupled with the health law’s out-of-pocket-spending protections — may make these policies an attractive option.

Early Alzheimer’s Gene Spells Tragedy For Patients, Opportunity For Science

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco January 4, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Researchers are studying families from the U.S. and Mexico for clues to how Alzheimer’s develops in young patients, with the hope of finding treatments and even cures for the more common form of the disease.

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