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Oregon Raises White Flag Over Its Health Exchange

By Kristian Foden-Vencil, Oregon Public Broadcasting April 28, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Oregon has been “all in” on health reform. Its embrace of the Affordable Care Act includes a very successful Medicaid expansion, a $2 billion federal experiment to show the state can save money by managing patients’ care better, and, of course, the state’s own online marketplace to sell Obamacare insurance. But that last point has been […]

Sunshine Act Website Marked By Technical Problems

August 14, 2014 Morning Briefing

Modern Healthcare reports that this website, which is designed to report industry payments to physicians and teaching hospitals, was temporarily suspended last week but is scheduled to be publicly accessible Sept. 30. Meanwhile, the Des Moines Register explores issues related to the National Practitioner Data Bank.

Window Is Closing To Sign Up Or Seek Changes To Obamacare Plans

By Michelle Andrews March 11, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Some consumers who were stymied by website foul-ups may be able to receive retroactive subsidies or choose different plans.

Investors Plow $7.5M Into Health Insurance Comparison Tool

November 12, 2014 Morning Briefing

The owners of Priceline.com and Kaha are building a website that they say will enable consumers to compare 75,000 state and federal exchange plans, as well as off-exchange plans. Other stories look at health savings accounts and whether life insurance companies should have access to your genetic test results.

A Reader Asks: Where Can I Find Insurance Options Between Open Enrollments?

By Michelle Andrews May 9, 2014 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s consumer columnist answers a reader’s question about what happens when, because of special circumstances, one must shop for health coverage through the online insurance marketplaces even though it’s not open enrollment season.

Costs For Many Marketplace Plans Are Increasing In Sophomore Season

November 17, 2014 Morning Briefing

The Washington Post reports that on the health law’s marketplace website, 25 states have plans with higher premiums on average for the most popular plans. Nine states have lower prices this year. Elsewhere, The New York Times reports that unless Americans switch health law plans, they could face big increases next year.

Just In Time For Open Enrollment, A New Physician Rating Site

October 21, 2014 Morning Briefing

USA Today reports that the website uses about 500 million federal and private claims and patient reviews to rank doctors. Meanwhile, the failure of the $30 billion federal program to create interoperable electronic health record systems is examined by Politico.

Frustrated By The Affordable Care Act, One Family Opts Out

By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media May 30, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Obamacare seemed like the perfect solution for the Robinson family in Dallas, Texas, until they tried to find an obstetrician who took the plan.

Is The Health Law’s Insurance Website Not Spanish Friendly?

By KFF Health News Editors January 17, 2014 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Daniela Hernandez joined CNET en Espanol’s Laura Martinez on NPR’s Tell Me More Friday morning to talk about how Spanish speakers are struggling with the federal website to buy health insurance. Listen to audio of the conversation below:

Revamped Healthcare.gov Will Deal With New Complications

October 14, 2014 Morning Briefing

The Associated Press reports on how the updated website, which has been overhauled in anticipation of the upcoming second enrollment season, compares with last year’s version. Meanwhile, investigations continue regarding Covered California’s no-bid contracts.

In South Florida And The Nation, Health Care Costs Often Are Shrouded In Secrecy

By Daniel Chang, Miami Herald September 15, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Like many employers across the country, Miami-Dade County isn’t allowed to know the prices its own insurance administrators negotiate with healthcare providers, even though the county is self-insured and workers’ claims are paid with taxpayer dollars.

Promises, Predictions: Healthcare.gov Will Be Faster, Easier

October 9, 2014 Morning Briefing

According to Obama administration officials, the updated website includes a shorter insurance application form and is not expected to crash. Unlike last year, the site has been undergoing testing for more than five weeks.

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Overview What content can I republish? We encourage other news organizations and publications to reuse our content free of charge. We share all stories and photographs produced by KFF Health News staff under a Creative Commons license. And it’s really free? Absolutely. What Creative Commons license does KFF Health News use? We publish under the […]

Insurer Working Hard To Keep Up With Call Demand

By Robert Calandra, The Philadelphia Inquirer May 13, 2014 KFF Health News Original

In Pennsylvania, Independence Blue Cross’ success in enrolling 283,000 new members has presented several challenges.

States Race To Make Last-Minute Health Exchange Improvements

November 12, 2014 Morning Briefing

With the second lap of enrollment about to begin, a number of states are making sure their call centers are staffed up and other consumer-friendly changes are ready. In other news, Politico Pro reports that some states are finding it difficult to recoup the money spent on botched websites. News outlets also report on specific developments in Idaho, Minnesota, Arizona, Missouri and Nevada.

Limitations Of New Health Plans Rankle Some Enrollees

By Julie Appleby July 28, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Consumer groups complain people have been misled about the narrow networks of hospitals and doctors in their plans. Insurers say they are trying to hold down prices.

Report: Federal Exchange A Comparative Bargain

By Julie Rovner May 8, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Sometimes there really are economies of scale. And the nation’s health insurance exchanges may be a case in point. As rocky as its rollout was, it cost the federal exchange, healthcare.gov, an average of $647 of federal tax dollars to sign up each enrollee, according to a new report. It cost an average of $1,503 […]

Ex-Microsoft Exec Brings Lists And Whiteboard To Overhaul Of Obamacare Website

By Daniela Hernandez January 29, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Former software engineer Kurt DelBene restores and races cars when he’s not looking under the hood of big computer systems.

Hospitals Get Into Doctor Rating Business

By Phil Galewitz April 17, 2014 KFF Health News Original

After some doctors at University of Utah Health Care noticed scathing online reviews about themselves in 2012, the hospital system decided the best way to respond was by posting its patients’ ratings of physicians on the hospital’s own website. The hospital was already randomly surveying patients about their experiences with physicians. Now, when potential patients […]

Advocates Worry Conn. Decision Could Undermine Autism Coverage

By Michelle Andrews June 24, 2014 KFF Health News Original

That state has defined autism behavioral therapy as a type of medical benefit not subject to the mental health parity law, a move that allows insurers more latitude to limit the benefits they offer.

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