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Pennsylvania Blues Plan Pinpoints Potential Customers Using Data

By Robert Calandra, Philadelphia Inquirer August 28, 2013 KFF Health News Original

With less than five weeks before the online exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act open for enrollment, insurers are using tools pioneered by political campaigns to identify potential customers and analyze their needs.

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Mapping A Strategy To Reach Uninsured In King County, Wash.

By Lisa Stiffler, Seattle Times August 9, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Maps that show where the highest levels of uninsured live will help them target these areas for education and outreach in order to boost insurance coverage as required by the federal Affordable Care Act.

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Report: Mass. Residents Paying More, Getting Less From Health Insurance

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR August 14, 2013 KFF Health News Original

If Massachusetts residents have the feeling they’re getting less coverage from their health insurance even though it’s costing more, there’s now evidence that they’re right. A state report says Bay State premiums rose 9.7 percent between 2009 and 2011, while the value of that coverage shrank 5.1 percent. “What we’ve seen over the last couple of years […]

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Some States Will Rate Health Plans On Quality This Fall

By Julie Appleby February 28, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Beginning in October, some states will score health plans on cancer screening rates and flu shot delivery, among other measures, to help consumers make smarter buying decisions.

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Kentucky’s Rush Into Medicaid Managed Care: A Cautionary Tale For Other States

By Jenni Bergal July 15, 2013 KFF Health News Original

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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Taking A New Tack To Persuade ‘Young Invincibles’ To Buy Health Insurance

By Elizabeth Stawicki, Minnesota Public Radio News August 19, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The health insurance premiums of younger, healthier adults will be important to balancing the cost of covering older, sicker Americans, but the challenge is to convince them they need the coverage.

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Florida Providers Jump On ACO Bandwagon

By Daniel Chang, Miami Herald July 24, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The health care model encouraged by the Affordable Care Act rewards physicians for coordinating patient care and controlling costs.

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When An Employer Drops Coverage, Workers Lose Their Tax Advantages

By Michelle Andrews January 7, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Insurance columnist answers readers’ questions, including how alternative medicine might be treated under the health law, and offers more details about coverage for adult children.

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Enrolling Healthy, Young Adults Crucial To Success Of New Health-Care Law

By Carol M. Ostrom, Seattle Times July 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

For the growing campaign to enroll the uninsured in health insurance as part of the monumental health-care overhaul, signing up healthy young adults – the “young invincibles” – is crucial to success.

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The Overlooked Obamacare Sales Force: Hospitals

By Jay Hancock September 13, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Nobody has a bigger financial stake in the success of Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges than hospitals. And few may work harder to sign up consumers than hospitals themselves.

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Cascading Hospital Closures Loom Over Brooklyn

By Fred Mogul, WNYC August 5, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The New York City borough is close to losing two hospitals, prompting fears that their shuttering could overwhelm nearby facilities and hurt care for residents — and that other closures may not be far behind.

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Kids With Costly Medical Issues Get Help, But Not Enough

By Jenny Gold August 26, 2013 KFF Health News Original

More than 2 million kids in the US are born with multiple chronic illnesses that often require frequent trips to the hospital, and the number of medically complex kids is growing about 6 percent a year. Medicaid usually steps in to help pay, but that can create logistical problems for families.

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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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Humana Fills Blank Spots In Mississippi Obamacare Map

By Jay Hancock July 19, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Filling a potential coverage void, Humana Inc. said Friday it will sell health insurance in 36 Mississippi counties that might have otherwise been left out of a marketplace for subsidized policies sold under the Affordable Care Act. “I’m elated,” said Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, who had been working to make the deal happen. “I’m […]

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Feds Award $67 Million In Grants To Help Consumers Navigate The Health Law

By Phil Galewitz August 15, 2013 KFF Health News Original

More than 100 organizations receive money to help consumers sign up for coverage in online marketplaces in 34 states.

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Test Driving The Obamacare Software

By Jay Hancock June 27, 2013 KFF Health News Original

All the outreach in the world won’t count for much if the Obamacare ticket counter doesn’t work. Behind the campaign to educate the uninsured about the Affordable Care Act is the assumption that software to sell the plans will be ready and user-friendly by Oct. 1, when enrollment is supposed to start. That assumption is […]

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Educating Florida About Health Care Reform Starts With Conversation

By Patricia Borns, Miami Herald July 11, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Enroll America kicks off campaign in Florida to get people signed up for health law’s insurance plans with a training session organizers.

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9 Pioneer ACOs Jump Ship After First Year

By Jenny Gold July 16, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Nearly a third of the health systems chosen for the ambitious Pioneer accountable care organization program with Medicare are leaving after the first year of the three-year program. The goal of accountable care is for hospitals and doctors to save money while lowering costs. The 32 organizations selected to be Pioneers a year and a half […]

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Advocates Urge More Government Oversight Of Medicaid Managed Care

By Jenni Bergal July 5, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The health law’s expansion of Medicaid is putting a spotlight on how regulators monitor the performance of privately-run plans.

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Health Exchange Pitch To Sports Fans Started In Fenway

By Eric Whitney, Colorado Public Radio July 8, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The Red Sox helped get the word out about Massachusetts’ health reform in 2007, and in Colorado at least, the state is marketing its new insurance exchange to fans of the Rockies.

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