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Emails Ask Those Who Failed To Try Healthcare.gov Again

By Marissa Evans November 12, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Roughly 275,000 “come back, we miss you” emails will be sent in waves this week encouraging consumers who couldn’t create an account or log-in to the  malfunctioning Healthcare.gov website to try again, officials at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Tuesday. The announcement comes as the agency is working to meet a self-imposed […]

Report: Most States Do A Poor Job Informing Consumers About Physician Quality

By Julie Appleby December 10, 2013 KFF Health News Original

When it comes to providing consumers with easily accessible information about physician quality, a report out today gave most states grades of ‘D’ or ‘F,’ often because they compile data only about primary care doctors, not specialists. Washington state and Minnesota were the only states that got an A from the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute, a […]

Make Tax Day Also Enrollment Deadline, One Health Expert Says

By Julie Appleby November 7, 2013 KFF Health News Original

With one small fix, the administration could satisfy calls from some members of Congress to extend the time people have to enroll in new health insurance through online marketplaces, a health policy expert says. The fix would not create problems in the industry and would move the deadline to a point when many people have […]

Humana Exec Predicts Obamacare Open Enrollment Extension

By Phil Galewitz November 6, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Humana, one of nation’s largest health insurers, said Wednesday that it expects the Obama administration to extend open enrollment for its troubled online marketplaces beyond March 31. But a spokeswoman for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Julie Bataille, said, “Consumers still have ample time to enroll in the six-month open enrollment period.” Millions […]