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President’s Cancellation ‘Fix’ Likely To Affect A Limited Number Of Consumers

By Julie Appleby November 21, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Many state regulators, insurers have yet to decide on whether to OK renewals of canceled policies.

Oregon’s State Exchange May Be Worse Than Healthcare.gov

By Kristian Foden-Vencil, Oregon Public Broadcasting November 4, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Not a single person is enrolled yet in Oregon, where 7,300 applications have been filed, all on paper.

By Amy Snow Landa, The Seattle Times October 18, 2013 KFF Health News Original

In Washington state, nearly 25,000 residents have signed up for coverage in the exchange’s first two weeks, whereas in Oregon, no one has been able to enroll through its website, although low-income residents have been able to sign up for Medicaid without the site.

After Five Days, Covered California Website Restarts; Md. Fires Exchange Contractor

February 25, 2014 Morning Briefing

Also in the news, the latest developments regarding the online insurance marketplaces in Connecticut, Oregon, Minnesota and California.

Despite Health Law’s Protections, Many Consumers May Be ‘Underinsured’

By Michelle Andrews December 31, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Experts say that potential trouble spots for out-of-pocket spending include prescription drugs; specialist care, including that provided by academic medical centers; and services such as physical therapy.

Obamacare Outreach Is On Wheels In Mississippi

By Jeffrey Hess, Mississippi Public Broadcasting December 4, 2013 KFF Health News Original

In Mississippi, as in the 35 other states where healthcare.gov is running the enrollment show, it hasn’t been easy to sign up for the health law’s new insurance options. That’s a political problem for Democrats and a personal problem for the uninsured — but it’s a business problem for the companies that are trying to […]

Hawaiians Still Unable To Shop On State Exchange

By Phil Galewitz October 10, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Hawaii, President Barack Obama’s birthplace, has the only online health insurance marketplace that has not yet launched. Ten days after the Hawaii Health Connector was supposed to allow consumers and small employers to shop and enroll for coverage, officials are using paper applications and referring people to insurers’ websites to check prices. About 100,000 people are uninsured in Hawaii. It is […]

Shutdown Not Hurting Seniors’ Ability To Get Medicare Plan Information

By Susan Jaffe October 16, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The government may still be shut down — for now — and federal websites still caution visitors that information may not be up to date while the government is closed. But Medicare beneficiaries do not have to worry about getting accurate details from the plan finder website during the current open enrollment season, officials said. […]

AOL Blames Health Law For Change In Retirement Benefits, Without Details

February 7, 2014 Morning Briefing

AOL owns websites such as Huffington Post.

Even In Well-Funded Colorado, Tough To Help People Enroll In Obamacare

By Eric Whitney December 23, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Even with lots of money and navigators at supermarkets and other places, Colorado is only about 17 percent of the way to the goal of enrolling 136,000 people by the end of March.

Why State Exchange Sites Worked While The Federal Site Faltered

By Patrick Marshall, The Seattle Times October 31, 2013 KFF Health News Original

What accounts for the different experiences of the state and federally managed exchanges? Why are the exchanges that the federal government runs so bug-ridden, subjecting users to long delays and possibly even more serious problems?

Washington State To 8,000 Obamacare Enrollees: We Goofed On Cost Estimate

By Amy Snow Landa, Seattle Times November 11, 2013 KFF Health News Original

This story was produced in partnership with About 8,000 Washington residents will soon receive letters informing them that the price they are expecting to pay for health insurance purchased on the new online exchange marketplace is incorrect. The letters are part of an effort by the Washington Health Benefit Exchange, which operates the exchange, to […]

Medicare & Aging News From KFF Health News — 2013

January 14, 2014 Page

KFF Health News has had a variety of coverage about Medicare, long-term care and other issues affecting seniors’ quality of care and life. Below is a complete list of our 2013 coverage. See Stories Published In: 2014 | 2012 KFF Health News’s coverage of aging and long-term care issues is produced with support from The […]

California’s Small Business Insurance SHOP Opens, A Contrast To Feds

By Anna Gorman December 3, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Just a few days after the federal government delayed online enrollment, California announced better news for small businesses who want to buy health insurance. Businesses with up to 50 employees can begin signing up online for coverage through the state’s new marketplace, officials announced Monday. Last week, the federal department of Health and Human Services said that businesses in 36 […]

Washington, Minnesota Tout Exchange Sign-Ups, While Oregon Official Exits

April 24, 2014 Morning Briefing

Another top official for the Cover Oregon exchange submitted her resignation this week, while a technology committee decides whether the state should participate in the federal exchange or fix the existing website with the help of a new contractor. Meanwhile, some consumers decline to buy coverage because they say they cannot afford the policies sold on the exchange.

Washington State Requires Insurers To Spell Out Networks

April 29, 2014 Morning Briefing

The insurance commissioner issued controversial rules mandating that insurers explain referral and authorization practices to consumers. Meanwhile, a study details how nearly half the plans available through federal and state exchanges didn’t list what drugs patients had access to on their websites and Politico Pro questions whether more states will join the federal exchange.

Some Face Marriage Penalty In Obamacare Subsidies

By Robert Calandra, The Philadelphia Inquirer December 4, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Married couples earning over $62,000 are not eligible for subsidies they might have gotten as two single individuals.

Rehospitalization Rates Fell In First Year Of Medicare Penalties

By Jordan Rau December 9, 2013 KFF Health News Original

During the first eight months of this year, fewer than 18 percent of Medicare patients ended up back in the hospital within a month of discharge, the lowest rate in years, the government reported Friday. This drop occurred during the first year that Medicare financially penalized hospitals for their readmission rates, and the government seized […]

Consumers Who Sign Up For Health Coverage By March 31 Will Avoid Penalties Under New Obama Administration Plan

By Mary Agnes Carey October 23, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The health law gives consumers until March 31 to sign up for health insurance, but it may be weeks before coverage begins. So the administration says it will not penalize anyone who signs up by that date.

New York Data Show Hospital Charges All Over The Map

By Fred Mogul, WNYC December 12, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Consumers should not assume that facilities provide better care because they charge more, experts say.

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