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Ex-Microsoft Exec Takes Over Healthcare.gov Fixes

December 18, 2013 Morning Briefing

Kurt DelBene, who previously was president of the Microsoft Office Division, was named by President Barack Obama to replace Jeffrey D. Zients and oversee efforts to rescue the federal government’s health care website.

Insurance Marketplace 101: Answering Consumer Questions

By KFF Health News Editors September 17, 2013 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Appleby were hosted by the Washington Post’s Charity Brown earlier today for a live discussion with Post readers about how the new online marketplaces will work under the health law. A transcript of that discussion is posted below. MARY AGNES CAREY: Welcome to today’s chat about the online marketplaces. […]

Longer Reads: Impact Of Missing November Deadline For Health Website Fix

October 31, 2013 Morning Briefing

This week’s articles come from The New Republic, The New York Times, National Review, The Atlantic, and 5280.

First Edition: December 6, 2103

December 6, 2013 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including news about how both the federal and state-based health insurance websites are doing.

Feds May Help Offset Insurers’ Losses On Canceled Policies; If Website Falters Again, Some Consumers Face Increased Risks

December 3, 2013 Morning Briefing

Also, some economists are saying the health law will cost less than expected and a new poll examines how much people know about the law.

Dems Grow Frustrated With Obamacare Website, Impact On Broader Law

October 24, 2013 Morning Briefing

Even some Obama allies are calling for major changes — as well as someone’s firing — after the technically flawed rollout of the health law’s online insurance marketplace. Democrats are also worried about what the problems could do to support for the broader law, and some are even calling for a delay to a mandate that Americans buy insurance.

‘Deluge’ Of Signups Reported By Some State Exchanges

December 19, 2013 Morning Briefing

A handful of states with relatively smoothly operating insurance websites have seen enrollment increases of 30 percent to 40 percent this week. But others, including Massachusetts, Maryland and Colorado, continue to experience political as well as technical challenges.

What You Should Know About The Obamacare Delay On Some Out-Of-Pocket Caps

By KFF Health News Editors August 14, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The federal health law brings many big changes to the nation’s health system; in some ways the changes are spelled out in detail in the law, and in other ways we learn about them only as implementation proceeds. As KHN’s Julie Appleby reported in April, and the New York Times reported yesterday, the law’s cap […]

Many Consumers With High-Deductible Plans Are Concerned About Health Law Changes

By Michelle Andrews August 6, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Many policy holders are not aware that the plans, which generally have low premiums and can have high out-of-pocket costs, don’t meet the standards set in the health overhaul.

Details Emerge About Key Fixers In ‘Tech Surge’ To Address Website Issues

November 1, 2013 Morning Briefing

News outlets report that the administration’s so-called “tech surge” has been somewhat mysterious, but it’s becoming clear that the administration has enlisted engineers from a number of major companies.

GOP Leaders Want Answers To Questions About Website Difficulties

October 21, 2013 Morning Briefing

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is among the people some congressional Republicans want to testify about what some have termed the health exchanges’ “failure to launch.”

Navigators Say GOP Lawmakers’ Information Requests Are ‘Shocking’

By Jenny Gold September 5, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Organizations that received federal grants to hire and train workers to sign up consumers for health insurance say lawmakers are asking for too much too soon.

Obamacare Marketplaces Open, Despite Technical Glitches And Government Shutdown

By Phil Galewitz and Jay Hancock and Ankita Rao October 1, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The online marketplaces, also known as exchanges, sell plans effective as soon as Jan. 1. But they got a rocky launch, with software glitches in some cases and implementation delays in others.

Fuzzy Math Behind Florida’s Health Insurance Projections, Group Says

By Daniel Chang, The Miami Herald August 8, 2013 KFF Health News Original

After the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation released a chart and related information last week projecting that individual monthly health insurance premiums would rise 30 to 40 percent next year thanks to Obamacare, some critics cried “fuzzy math!” This week, the Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, a left-leaning nonprofit research and education group, issued a […]

State Marketplaces Have Some Different Issues Than The Federal Health Website

October 30, 2013 Morning Briefing

California officials worry that highly publicized problems of the federal website will scare customers away from the state marketplace, which is open for business. Meanwhile, news outlets look at issues in New York, Connecticut, Texas and Minnesota.

House Panel Grills CMS Chief Tavenner On Health Law Website, Cancellations

October 30, 2013 Morning Briefing

Marilyn Tavenner, who oversees the agency responsible for developing the online insurance marketplace, apologizes for the many problems consumers are encountering as Republicans expand their concerns about the rollout of the health law.

Study Finds One In Five People Who Visited Health Website Enrolled In A Plan

November 4, 2013 Morning Briefing

A Commonwealth Fund survey also finds that 17 percent of those eligible for a marketplace plan have reached out online, on the phone or in person to get information, PoliticoPro reports. Other outlets look at news about state marketplaces.

Hospital Ratings Websites

By Jordan Rau March 18, 2013 KFF Health News Original

This list includes various sources for hospital ratings.

New, Improved Healthcare.gov Gets Praise, But Problems Persist

December 4, 2013 Morning Briefing

Administration officials lauded the website fixes and said that 750,000 users logged on Monday, but insurers continued to have concerns about the transfer of inaccurate data and automated subsidy calculations.

What’s The Healthcare.Gov Goal? 80 Percent Enrollment Success Rate

November 18, 2013 Morning Briefing

Obama administration officials are quietly hoping 80 percent of users will be able to enroll in health insurance plans on the federal health law’s healthcare.gov website once it is fixed, The Washington Post reports. In the meantime, other website snags come to light — a lack of Spanish-language materials and early alarm at some problems at rolling out the site.

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