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Old Motels Get New Life Helping Homeless Heal

By David Gorn Photos by Heidi de Marco June 29, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Using run-down motels to care for and temporarily house homeless people recently discharged from the hospital helps stabilize them inexpensively, preventing unnecessary and costly returns to ERs and hospitals.

Consumer Confusion Continues In Obamacare’s Third Year

By Fred Mogul, WNYC November 9, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Officials are reaching out to people who sat on the sidelines for the first two years of the health law, and they are finding the law is still not well understood – and, for some, insurance is still too expensive.

UnitedHealth To Exit California’s Obamacare Market

By Chad Terhune May 31, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Though United’s presence was small, its departure from the nation’s largest state underscores insurers’ ongoing dissatisfaction with Obamacare exchanges.

The Hospital Is In Network, But Not The Doctor: N.Y. Tries New Balance Billing Law

By Elana Gordon, WHYY August 19, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Consumers in New York are getting new protections against “balance billing,” where insurers bill patients for the difference between what insurers pay and what providers want, and states considering similar laws are watching closely.

California Insurance Marketplace Wants To Kick Out Poor-Performing Hospitals

By Chad Terhune March 21, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Providers and insurers are balking at a Covered California proposal to eject hospitals with inordinately high costs and low quality from its networks.

Five Things Young Adults Should Know About Buying Health Insurance

By Lisa Gillespie November 9, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Open enrollment under Obamacare started Nov. 1 – if you’re uninsured, now’s the time to consider options.

When Medicare Advantage Drops Doctors, Some Members Can Switch Plans

By Susan Jaffe March 29, 2016 KFF Health News Original

In the past eight months, Medicare officials have quietly granted the special enrollment periods to more than 15,000 Medicare Advantage members in seven states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Insured By A PPO? Beware Of Costly Trap As Insurers Remove Out-Of-Network Limits

December 3, 2015 Morning Briefing

A trend among this year’s marketplace plans leaves some consumers responsible for potentially unlimited bills when they thought they had some financial protections. And in other Obamacare news, The Texas Tribune reports on a rise in health insurance scams.

United’s Departure From Marketplaces Could Impact Consumers’ Costs, Access

By Phil Galewitz April 26, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Florida and Oklahoma counties are among the hardest hit by UnitedHealthcare’s pullout from health law exchanges.

Court Decision Leaves Undocumented Immigrants’ Health Care Options In Limbo

By Ana B. Ibarra Photos by Heidi de Marco July 29, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Deportation-relief programs would have meant access to subsidized health care.

Exchanges Face Sign-Up Challenges As Health Law’s 3rd Open Enrollment Begins

By Phil Galewitz October 30, 2015 KFF Health News Original

After millions of people signed up for Obamacare over the past two years, the ones still lacking insurance may be harder to both find and persuade to enroll.

Dispute Over Contract Reportedly Threatens Anthem, Yale Medicine Alliance

September 21, 2016 Morning Briefing

Anthem, the largest insurer in Connecticut, tells The CT Mirror that Yale Medicine, which has 1,400 physicians, said it will pull out of the insurer’s network if they haven’t settled terms by Oct. 7. Also, some people buying high-deductible plans are purchasing a separate policy to help cover the deductible.

In Alameda County, A Big Data Effort To Prevent Frequent ER Visits

By Jenny Gold June 22, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals share patient records of “super-users” to save money and avoid duplicating medical treatment.

Alaskans Face Tough Choices Because Of High Insurance Costs

By Annie Feidt, Alaska Public Radio Network October 30, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The highest Obamacare insurance rates in the country are in Alaska. Though most people get a subsidy to help defray the cost, those who don’t are increasingly wondering if they should cancel their health insurance.

CVS MinuteClinics: A Cure For Long Wait Times At Veterans Affairs?

By Barbara Feder Ostrov May 25, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The experiment in private partnership begins in Palo Alto, Calif.

Medicare Releases Draft Proposal For Patient Observation Notice

By Susan Jaffe June 15, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Although there is widespread agreement on the need to let people know if they haven’t been admitted, the language proposed by federal officials hasn’t satisfied everyone.

Surprise! That Urgent Care Center May Send You A Big Bill (Just Like The ER)

By Julie Appleby July 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Many urgent care centers say they take your insurance. But that’s not the same thing as participating in the plan. It could mean you will get a big bill down the road.

Even Under Parity Rules, Plans May Charge Higher Specialty Copays For Counseling

By Michelle Andrews April 12, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A reader asks if it’s fair for his health plan to classify his son’s treatment by a psychologist as specialty care that requires a higher copayment.

For Many In Baltimore’s Growing Latino Community, Health Care Is A Challenge

By Michael Anft June 27, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Many immigrants lack access to affordable services due to lack of citizenship and legal residency.

Fighting HIV In Miami, One Dirty Needle At A Time

By Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald August 10, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A Miami doctor spent five years working to pass a needle exchange law for Miami-Dade County that he hopes will reduce HIV and other infections. The doctor’s battle inspired a patient who was infected with HIV and Hepatitis C from a shared needle.

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