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Federal Insurance Marketplace Can’t Yet ‘Talk’ To State Medicaid Agencies

By Phil Galewitz October 4, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The health law’s online insurance exchanges were supposed to be a one-stop shop where consumers browsing for coverage could enroll in a private health plan or in Medicaid if they qualified. But that won’t happen with the federal exchange being relied upon by consumers in 36 states, at least not initially. The federal website won’t be […]

Healthcare.gov Troubles Don’t Change Public’s View Of Health Law, Poll Finds

By Jordan Rau November 1, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The public has a dim view of how the government has rolled out the health care law so far, but those stumbles have not changed people’s overall opinions of the law itself, a new poll finds. The Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that 48 percent of people think the federal government has done a poor […]

28,000 Sign Up For Health Insurance Through California’s Exchange

By Anna Gorman October 8, 2013 KFF Health News Original

More than 16,000 applications on behalf of 28,700 people have been completed through the state’s insurance marketplace, Covered California, officials announced Tuesday. Executive Director Peter Lee said 16,311 applications, some representing several family members, were completed between Oct. 1 and Oct. 5 and another 27,305 are in process.  Lee did not specify how many of […]

Rx For Docs: AMA Answers Obamacare Questions

By Mary Agnes Carey September 11, 2013 KFF Health News Original

As we get closer to 2014, consumers are being surrounded by news coverage, ads and opinions about the health law. And many of them are turning to their doctors for advice. The American Medical Association wants to help doctors with answers. Today, the AMA is launching a new website  to help answer frequently asked questions that physicians might hear from […]

Marketplace Shoppers Must Pay 1st Premium By Dec. 15

By Phil Galewitz September 30, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Correction: An earlier version of this item misstated the forms of payment insurers are required to accept for plans sold on insurance marketplaces. The only required forms of payment are personal checks, electronic fund transfers, prepaid debit cards, cashier’s checks and money orders. Insurers may also opt to accept other forms of payment, such as credit […]

N.Y. Hospital Group Turns The Tables On Hospital Graders

By Jordan Rau November 4, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Judge not, that ye be not judged. Irked by the growing number of report cards assessing the quality of hospitals, a New York state hospital association has taken this biblical admonition to heart by putting out a report card grading the quality of hospital graders. Five of the 10 report cards that were evaluated were given […]

After 63 Tries, Reporter Creates Account On Federal Health Exchange

By Phil Galewitz October 17, 2013 KFF Health News Original

After 17 days and 63 attempts, I  finally made it.  I was able to create an account on the federal health insurance exchange at http://www.healthcare.gov — a task which has frustrated millions of Americans. But as soon as I signed in with my name, address and social security number, I got thrown a trick question as […]